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A Much Needed Lesson
(1915) United States of America
B&W : Short film
Directed by (unknown)
Cast: Jack Mulhall [the young husband], Rea Martin [the young wife], Gus Pixley [the young wife’s father], Irma Dawkins [the young Wife’s friend], Zoe Bech (Zoe Rae) [the little daughter]
Biograph Company production; distributed by The General Film Company, Incorporated. / Released 10 May 1915. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.
Comedy.
Synopsis: [?] [From The Moving Picture World]? The young wife dislikes the demonstrative affection of her adoring husband, and continually snubs him. But when he pays gallant attentions to her friend she is furiously jealous. Her conduct becomes so unbearable that her father proposes a plot which shall teach her a much needed lesson. Her husband and friend protest, but finally agree to flirt with each other. This they do so convincingly that the wife orders her friend from the house and upbraids her husband. Her father then steps forward and discloses the plot, whereupon she is so mortified that she promises meekly to endure her husband's loverlike attentions as a good wife should.
Reviews: [The Moving Picture World, 29 May 1915, page ?] Rea Martin, Irma Dawkins, Gus Pixley and Jack Mulhall are the quartet of players utilized in this one-reel comedy. The subject is a domestic one, a young wife being taught the folly of unreasoning jealousy. An average good photoplay, very well acted.
Survival status: (unknown)
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Listing updated: 8 June 2024.
References: Spehr-American p. 3 : Website-IMDb.
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