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  • What Papa Got (1913)
  • Short | Comedy, Short
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What Papa Got (1913)
Short | Comedy, Short
Pearl and Chester, her sweetheart, rehearse amateur theatricals so as to have an excuse for their lovemaking. As a result they incur the displeasure of Pearl's Pa and he forbids Chester calling at the house. This Chester refuses to agree ...See morePearl and Chester, her sweetheart, rehearse amateur theatricals so as to have an excuse for their lovemaking. As a result they incur the displeasure of Pearl's Pa and he forbids Chester calling at the house. This Chester refuses to agree to and Pa is compelled to kick him out on his next visit. The next day Chester writes Pearl a note asking her to meet him that afternoon in the park near her home. Pa gets bold of the note and devises a scheme to once for all get rid of the unwelcome suitor. He makes sure that Pearl intends keeping the appointment and then he hires a tough to beat Chester up as he waits in the park for Pearl. The tough that Pa hired gets hurt in an accident and he induces his friend, another ruffian, to take his place and to give the waiting victim a very severe trouncing. Pearl is about a half hour late in keeping the appointment and Chester sees Pearl's Pa waiting also, a little distance away. Chester sees that Pa is on to the game so he strolls away just as the tough comes into view. Pa determines to wait until Pearl shows up and thinks that he will be able to cure her of her infatuation. The tough mistakes Pa for the man he is supposed to beat up, and sets sail for him. He literally cuts the old man to pieces, when Chester happens to turn and see it. He rescues Pa and takes him home. Pearl is just about leaving, but Pa, thankful for his rescue, joins the young couple's hands and insists that Chester is a real hero and worthy of Pearl's hand. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less
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Phillips Smalley
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Updated Aug 3, 1913
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Aug 3, 1913 (United States)

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