Dick Norwood and Edward Beck are roommates and rivals for Helen Bower's attention. The two boys battle for her affections over the Christmas holidays. Binks Mulligan is down-on-his-luck and turns to robbery.
I don't know the opening special effects scene. It looks weird with her floating up and down. This is an Edison film and I am sure he is trying different camera tricks. Instead of putting her in the mirror, they could just put her anywhere in between the two guys as a floating head. They aren't moving much anyways. This story has one too many elements. The rivalry is plenty enough especially for a short.
I don't know the opening special effects scene. It looks weird with her floating up and down. This is an Edison film and I am sure he is trying different camera tricks. Instead of putting her in the mirror, they could just put her anywhere in between the two guys as a floating head. They aren't moving much anyways. This story has one too many elements. The rivalry is plenty enough especially for a short.