Norma Talmadge's father, Van Dyke Brooke, likes his bottle -- too much, as his doctor and Norma take one away, forcing him to use the one he has hidden from them -- and he dislikes his daughter's boyfriend, Maurice Costello, in this Vitagraph short film.
The humor in this one is provided by Miss Talmadge, who likes to wear a large, bedraggled feather or her hat and slug the men in her life. It's amusing, although not as much as the directors -- who are also the leading men -- would have liked. I suppose that's why Miss Talmadge wound up specializing in drama and left the comedy mostly to her sister Constance when both graduated to features. Not that Natalie couldn't be funny when the right vehicle came along; she's wonderful in the late silent feature, KIKI.
If you want to see this film, there's a good copy on the Eye Institute site on Youtube.
The humor in this one is provided by Miss Talmadge, who likes to wear a large, bedraggled feather or her hat and slug the men in her life. It's amusing, although not as much as the directors -- who are also the leading men -- would have liked. I suppose that's why Miss Talmadge wound up specializing in drama and left the comedy mostly to her sister Constance when both graduated to features. Not that Natalie couldn't be funny when the right vehicle came along; she's wonderful in the late silent feature, KIKI.
If you want to see this film, there's a good copy on the Eye Institute site on Youtube.
