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Up in a Balloon (1913)
Short | Short, Comedy

Up in a Balloon (1913)

Short | Short, Comedy

The Simpsons go for a picnic in the woods. After luncheon, while mother and father enjoy a nap, Betty, their beautiful daughter, strolls away, picking flowers. When near a hillside, Betty sees a snake and screams. She starts to run away, ...See moreThe Simpsons go for a picnic in the woods. After luncheon, while mother and father enjoy a nap, Betty, their beautiful daughter, strolls away, picking flowers. When near a hillside, Betty sees a snake and screams. She starts to run away, but bumps into Billy Gilwater. He kills the snake and Betty calls him a hero. Cupid sends his love-darts into the hearts of his two happy victims. Their happiness is given a severe shock when Mamma and Papa Simpson appear, Betty is taken home immediately and given a severe scolding, which she poutingly resents. Poor Billy, back on his farm, loses all interest in his work. He sits dreaming of Betty. He finally writes to her and begs her to slip away from her parents when at the county fair the next day. Betty is joyously reading the letter when Mamma comes and demands it, but Betty evades her. On the following day the whole Simpson family attend the annual fair and while entering a freak show, Betty slips away and joins Billy. They arrive at a scene of interest, a balloon ascension. Suddenly it occurs to Billy that a good way to elude Betty's parents would be to go up in the balloon. Betty is enthusiastic, and so the two jump into the basket and away they go toward the clouds. But the balloon is held by a windlass, and Father Simpson, seeing his daughter, orders the men at the windlass to haul down the balloon. Another brilliant thought comes to Billy. "Get a minister and marry us or I'll cut the rope," he writes on a slip of paper and throws down to the irate father. The minister is gotten. He stands on top of a ladder and marries the young couple. As he pronounces the last words, Billy waves good-bye to all, and cuts the rope. Higher and higher they go until the balloon fades out of sight, carrying Betty and Billy on their honeymoon voyage through the skies. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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8 cast members

Name	Known for
Clara Kimball Young Betty Simpson Betty Simpson See fewer	The Common Law (1916)
James Young Billy Gilwater Billy Gilwater See fewer	On Trial (1917)
Etienne Girardot The Minister The Minister See fewer	The Kennel Murder Case (1933)
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