The Absent-Minded Valet

1912
11m

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With a "dome" of solid ivory, Joe Price is the acme of absent-mindedness. His mother tells him he must get a job. She sees an advertisement in the paper for a valet, goes with him to make an... Read allWith a "dome" of solid ivory, Joe Price is the acme of absent-mindedness. His mother tells him he must get a job. She sees an advertisement in the paper for a valet, goes with him to make an application for the position. He is employed by Mr. Fussly, who has no end of trouble wit... Read allWith a "dome" of solid ivory, Joe Price is the acme of absent-mindedness. His mother tells him he must get a job. She sees an advertisement in the paper for a valet, goes with him to make an application for the position. He is employed by Mr. Fussly, who has no end of trouble with him. When he leaves for a summer resort, he forgets the keys to the trunk, mislays the r... Read all

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It would have been very amusing had it been played more spontaneously

John Daly Murphy wrote the scenario for this comedy, which is fresh and would have been very amusing had it been played more spontaneously. The valet has a clown's part, and while Hughie Mack, who plays it, had the proper physical build for the part, his clown work lacks the subtle fun suggestion so necessary and so pleasing when well done. Frederick Thomson, the director, has handled the picture well and made it fairly effective; it brought out a number of laughs. Mrs. Kate Price plays the valet's long suffering mother. It is she who gets him the job. Harry T. Morey plays the employer and does very well. - The Moving Picture World, December 14, 1912