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Pets by Proxy
(1922) United States of America
B&W : Short film
Directed by (unknown)
Cast: [?] ? [Mr. Jenks], [?] ? [Mr. Buggins]
C.L. Chester Productions, Incorporated, production [Chester Comedies]. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.
Comedy.
Synopsis: [Descriptive Catalogue of Kodascope Library Motion Pictures, Third Edition, page 63] The Jenks’ home is all astir with preparations for dinner, to which Mr. Buggins, an out-of-town buyer, is coming, and Mr. Jenks is “way up in the clouds and hoping to bring down a big order.” In order to keep his three children quiet, he decides to buy them some pets and they all start out to make the selections. However, Jenks suddenly remembers his appointment and hurries off leaving the children to select their own, and telling the chauffeur to take pets and children home. Being without paternal restaint, the children choose what they really want — a donkey, a goat and a goose, and a little colored boy friend brings his pig. Buggins arrives and things promptly begin to happen. Poor father rushes upstairs to see why water is leaking thru onto his guests and finds the goose in the overflowing bath tub. In the next room the donkey is asleep in a crib and the goat and the pig contribute their share to the general excitement. But it all ends well, for Buggins falls in love with Jenks’ aunt and is accepted. Wonderful photography and delightful humor for young and old.
Survival status: Print exists in the George Eastman Museum film archive [35mm positive].
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Listing updated: 19 January 2012.
References: Kodascope-ThirdEd p. 63 : Website-GEM.
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