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Rule Thyself

  • 1913
  • 18m
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ComedyShort

Poor Smilax flies into a rage upon the slightest provocation, and although he tries self-control one mishap after another falls upon him. Some unprincipled man steals his umbrella and when h... Read allPoor Smilax flies into a rage upon the slightest provocation, and although he tries self-control one mishap after another falls upon him. Some unprincipled man steals his umbrella and when he attempts to board a trolley car the cruel motormen glide by with that stony stare. Throu... Read allPoor Smilax flies into a rage upon the slightest provocation, and although he tries self-control one mishap after another falls upon him. Some unprincipled man steals his umbrella and when he attempts to board a trolley car the cruel motormen glide by with that stony stare. Through all of this, however, he manages by the greatest fortitude to keep his temper under con... Read all

  • Director
    • C.J. Williams
  • Writer
    • Frank Hart
  • Stars
    • Herbert Prior
    • Ida Williams
    • Arthur Housman
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    • Director
      • C.J. Williams
    • Writer
      • Frank Hart
    • Stars
      • Herbert Prior
      • Ida Williams
      • Arthur Housman
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    Herbert Prior
    Herbert Prior
    • Mr. Smilax
    Ida Williams
    • His Wife
    • (as Mrs. C. Jay Williams)
    Arthur Housman
    Arthur Housman
    • Her Brother Albert
    Orleana Coughlin
    • The Maid
    Harry Gripp
    • The Tramp
    Edward O'Connor
    Edward O'Connor
    • The Laborer (The Irishman)
    • (as Edwin O'Connor)
    Augustus Phillips
    Augustus Phillips
      Richard Ridgely
      • Man in the Office
      • (uncredited)
      • Director
        • C.J. Williams
      • Writer
        • Frank Hart
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      deickemeyer

      Its author, Frank Hart, deserves credit

      This little comedy made a good deal of laughter and its author, Frank Hart, deserves credit for hitting the mark several times in real comedy. C.J. Williams produced it with Herbert Prior in the leading role, as a man who is trying to control a bad temper. Edwin O'Connor, as an Irishman who shows him how to light a cigar in the wind, added a good deal. Mrs. C.J. Williams plays the man's wife and Arthur Housman, her brother. Richard Ridgely makes good fun in the scene in the man's office. - The Moving Picture World, April 26, 1913

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        Released as a split reel along with the documentary The Capture of a Wild Cat (1913).

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      • Release date
        • April 11, 1913 (United States)
      • Country of origin
        • United States
      • Languages
        • None
        • English
      • Production company
        • Edison Company
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      • Runtime
        18 minutes
      • Color
        • Black and White
      • Sound mix
        • Silent
      • Aspect ratio
        • 1.33 : 1

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