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The New Butler (1915)
Short | Short, Comedy

The New Butler (1915)

Short | Short, Comedy

Bill answers a newspaper advertisement, and secures a position as a butler. He catcher the man of the house in the act of flirting with the housemaid, after which Bill does practically as he likes, until he tries to butt in and run the ...See moreBill answers a newspaper advertisement, and secures a position as a butler. He catcher the man of the house in the act of flirting with the housemaid, after which Bill does practically as he likes, until he tries to butt in and run the kitchen, where he met his Waterloo, as Nora hails from the Emerald Isle, and refuses to recognize the new butler as her boss. Bill is lucky in escaping a nice freshly made pie as the cook hurls it at him and the master of the house receives it full in the face. He tries to fire Bill on the spot, but Bill promptly informs him that if he is fired he will tell his wife that he is flirting with the housemaid. Nora, wanting a chicken killed for dinner, informs the new butler that she needs one quick. Bill loses no time in rushing out in search of a chick. He spies a beautiful young girl standing on the corner waiting for a car, makes a dive for her, picks her up bodily, and rushes back to the house carrying her into the kitchen, puts her in a chair, and tells the cook there is her "chicken." For this error. Bill receives a sound beating at the hands of the cook, but the arrival of the mistress of the house interrupts the trouble. The new butler is presented for the first time to the mistress of the house. While Bill is making a nice bow he trips on the rug, and in trying to straighten it, pulls it from under the feet of the mistress. He apologizes that the floor is slippery and she indignantly goes upstairs. Some friends have arrived to take dinner with the family, and little Johnny upsets the butler with a tray and the dishes are spilled all over the guests. For this offense, Johnny is ordered away from the table to his room. Johnny discovers the chandelier in his room needs repairing and phones downstairs for the butler to come up and fix it. Dill is excused from the dining room and proceeds to the boy's room. Johnny supplies him with a step ladder, while the butler is on, he pulls it away, leaving Dill suspended in the air hanging on to the chandelier. The fasteners of the chandelier give way and Dill crashes through the floor, landing on the dining room table with barrels of plaster following him. When the clouds of dust clear away Bill and the folks at the table are a sight to behold. Now Bill is looking for another job. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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6 cast members

Name	Known for
Billie Reeves Bill - the New Butler Bill - the New Butler See fewer	The Substitute (1915)
Mae Hotely Actress Actress See fewer	Queenie of the Nile (1915)
Charles Griffiths Actor Actor See fewer	Billie's Double (1916)
Patsy De Forest Actress (as Patsy De Forrest) Actress (as Patsy De Forrest) See fewer	Lost on Dress Parade (1918)
Jenny Doyle Actress Actress See fewer	The New Butler (1915)
Bill Potter Actor Actor See fewer	The Golden Oyster (1915)