The First 100 Years (1924)
A man saves his lady love from Black Mike then comes wedded bliss. He hires a cook, who's brusque, domineering, and constantly smoking a cigar. Out of the blue, the couple gets a visit from his old friend, Roland Stone, bluff and portly. Roland befriends our newly-wed's wife, and this friendship deepens after the husband hires a new cook, the lovely Miss Gainsborough, who gives her boss a little too much friendly attention. That night, a prowler skulks, Miss Gainsborough faints, the newly-wed husband comes to her rescue, and she grabs him and holds on. His wife is offended and determines to leave with Roland. Is the marriage over?
- Date of release
- 1924-08-16
- TMDB
- 6.6 / 10 (9)
- Runtime
- 13m
- Genres
- Thriller, Comedy
- Director
- F. Richard Jones, Harry Sweet
Casting
- Harry Langdon — A Newly-Wed
- Alice Day — His Wife
- Frank J. Coleman — His Friend (as Frank Coleman)
- Louise Carver — His First Cook
- Madeline Hurlock — His Second Cook
- Fanny Kelly — Employment Agency Prospect (uncredited)
- Leo Sulky — Hypnotist (uncredited)
- Tiny Ward — Large Bearded Man (uncredited)
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