Known for Acting
A collection of old-time silent movies, re-scored and narrated, featuring the most popular silent film stars. Includes: 1. Pathé 1900 Bathing Beauties fron Venice, California 2. Goodness Gracious with Clara Kimball Young and Sidney Drew 3. A Drunkard's Reformation Directed by D.W. Griffith
The Drews are considering new scripts when they decide to produce Pay-Day, the melodramatic story of the wealthy and sinister Kirke Brentwood and his lower-class wife, Doris Fenton.
In spite of all the troubles (and successes) which the "unmarried look" causes Henry, he finally rises to the "very crown" of the hat business.
Mom and dad proudly exhibit a beautiful child which daddy persists in believing bears an uncanny resemblance to himself.
Mrs. Ryder, desirous of experimenting with chickens, persuades her husband to bring her home a dozen hens. The end of the first day finds her in tears because of the non-appearance of an expected dozen eggs.
Henry, after being neglectful in sending his wife flowers and candy, is aroused to a jealous rage when his wife proceeds to have flowers and candy sent to herself.
Mrs. Marsh thinks she knows just how to get money out of her husband every time she wants to buy a new dress, but then he gets stubborn and decides to teach her a lesson.
Mr. & Mrs. Sidney Drew short, reported as extant, archived at the George Eastman Museum.
Mr. & Mrs. Sidney Drew starred in a series of polite situational comedies, first for Vitagraph and then for their own company, releasing through Metro. Mr. Drew -- uncle of John, Lionel and Ethel Barrymore -- died after his son was killed in the first world war and his wife -- who wrote and seems to have directed a sizeable number of their comedies, starred. In this one, Mr. Drew has been fired from his regular job and, money growing short, takes up a position as a professional patient of a dentist, to reassure the other patients in the room. There he meets and falls in love with Mrs. Drew.
Based on an idea by Helen Duey.
New parents’ anxiety over their son’s first tooth is worsened by the suggestion that the baby might experience convulsions from teething— in spite of assurance from both the child’s doctor and nurse that all is well.
Mr. and Mrs. Newlywed have an awful "first quarrel" and Mrs. Newlywed refuses to kiss her husband goodbye in the morning. With this in mind, Newlywed consents to accompany his friend George and two stunning girlies on an auto trip. They pass Mrs. Newlywed, who recognizes her husband, and his trip is spoiled, while she goes home in aggrieved surprise. George tells him he must have a double. Accordingly, next day at the office Newlywed talks into his dictaphone and connects it with the telephone, then, leaving instructions with the office boy, calls up his wife and tells her he will be kept late at the office. He and George then go home and his friend introduces
