Jane's Bashful Hero

1916
10m

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Bashful Willie Wiggins courts Jane Brown, the village belle, but after nearly wearing out the sofa cannot find the courage to pop the question. Jane finally resorts to the old ruse of jealou... Read allBashful Willie Wiggins courts Jane Brown, the village belle, but after nearly wearing out the sofa cannot find the courage to pop the question. Jane finally resorts to the old ruse of jealousy. That night the village folks of Mudville are scandalized to see Jane in the arms of a ... Read allBashful Willie Wiggins courts Jane Brown, the village belle, but after nearly wearing out the sofa cannot find the courage to pop the question. Jane finally resorts to the old ruse of jealousy. That night the village folks of Mudville are scandalized to see Jane in the arms of a stranger silhouetted against the window shade. The whole town rises up in protest, and Wil... Read all

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A Brave Actress

Edith Storey plays a spinster in a rural town who falls in love with a young Donald MacBride: so young as to be unrecognizable as the second banana in many 1930s comedies. There comes word that a felon is in the neighborhood, and his description vaguely matches MacBride.

It's a nice little comedy from Vitagraph. It's enhanced by having Billy Bletcher in the cast; he was not just a voice actor for the cartoons. His movie career started about 1914, and extended t more than 500 screen performances into the 1970s. He died in 1979 at the age of 84.

What's amazing about this movie is Miss Storey's make-up is arranged to make her look as plain as possible, her hair is arranged in two pigtails, and she has a tooth blacked out. She was a serious actress, but when the role called for it, she was willing to forego the glamor that most stars exuded.