The Godmother
Genres
Overview
Everything is arranged by Dick and his college chums to have their sweethearts from the city, with their chaperone, visit them to spend the day. At the eleventh hour the boys receive a telephone message from the girls informing them that their chaperone has disappointed them, and they will not be able to come. The boys are disconsolate. While they are deploring the matter, their tailor, the ninth part of a man, enters. Struck with a sudden idea, they seize him and compel him to impersonate Dick's godmother.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
11 min
Release Date
1912-10-08
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
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Vote Average
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Hughie Mack
Tubby - First Boy
Warner Richmond
Dick - Second Boy
Lucille Lee Stewart
First Girl
Anita Stewart
Second Girl
Rosemary Theby
Third Girl
Beta Breuil
Fourth Girl
Edith Storey
Fifth Girl
Lillian Walker
Sixth Girl
Marshall P. Wilder
The Tailor / The Godmother
Edward Thomas
Third Boy
Herbert Barry
Fourth Boy
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