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Wife and Auto Trouble

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Wife and Auto Trouble
Directed byDell Henderson
Mack Sennett
Written byRoy Del Ruth (scenario)
Produced byMack Sennett (producer)
StarringSee below
Release date
  • March 5, 1916 (1916-03-05)
Running time
14 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Wife and Auto Trouble is a 1916 American film directed by Dell Henderson and Mack Sennett. It was made by the "Tri-Stone Film Company", an evolution of "Keystone Triangle" which in turn evolved from the famous Keystone Film Company.[1]

Plot

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A new husband shares a house with his wife and mother-in-law and a second man (listed as a brother-in-law). The first scene shows favoritism at the breakfast table to the second man, but whilst he reads his paper the table is rotated to ensure a good cup of coffee for the husband.

At work the husband chats up his secretary Mae Busch and is discovered by the second male who calls his mother-in-law. A car bought for the secretary is given to the wife as a gift to stall her, but the secretary demands it back. Action moves to a private booth in a restaurant/dance hall where a similar evasion act ensues.

A car chase ensues followed by the "Tri-Stone Kops", an evolution from the earlier Keystone Kops.

Cast

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Walker, Brent E. (2010). Mack Sennett's Fun Factory: A History and Filmography of His Studio and His Keystone and Mack Sennett Comedies, with Biographies of Players and Personnel. McFarland Inc. pp. 327–328. ISBN 9780786457076. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
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