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A Safe Investment
(1915) United States of America
B&W : Short film
Directed by Arthur D. Hotaling (Arthur Hotaling)
Cast: Billie Reeves [Mr. Hoppington], Mae Hotely [Mrs. Hoppington]
Lubin Manufacturing Company production; distributed by The General Film Company, Incorporated. / Produced by Siegmund Lubin. / Released 19 June 1915. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.
Comedy.
Synopsis: [?] [From The Moving Picture World]? Mr. Hoppington is kept on the hop in his endeavors to retain his position as head of the house. He has just discharged the servant girl because she was not good looking, and his wife is forced to prepare the breakfast. Mrs. Hoppington goes about it unwillingly and when Hop does not appear downstairs on time, she awakens him in a novel and effective manner, which brings him down on the run. In the meantime the wife has telephoned for a new servant, and while they are eating, the doorbell rings. Mr. Hoppington condescends to answer. It proves to be the new girl, and a good looker. At once he is interested, and before a flirtation can be started, the wife pilots the girl inside. Mr. Hoppington hurries around the house and commences a flirtation, with the result that the girl is fired by the wife. Mrs. Hoppington’s husband always accompanies her on her shopping tours, but one trouble she has is that he cannot be left for any length of time before he starts a flirtation. Although loaded down with bundles he still seizes every opportunity to flirt, but a happy thought strikes her and she makes a purchase that cures him of all future efforts in that line, and when he has made a safe delivery of it, he is through with skylarking forever more. Mrs. Hoppington is now happy and cares not if he is not head of the house, just so she has cured her hubby of his bad habit.
Survival status: Print exists.
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Listing updated: 8 August 2023.
References: Website-IMDb.
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