Efficiency Edgar's Courtship

Efficiency Edgar's Courtship (1917)

Efficiency wins success in business; why not in love? Edgar Bumpus, a rising young man, applies this reasoning to his courtship of Mary Pierce. He first eliminates Wimple, his closest competitor, who plays a guitar, by learning to play a saxophone, which makes louder noise, and by sending Mary flowers and candy each time Wimple calls on her. The plan works O.K., until the saxophone disturbs Mr. Pierce's slumbers. He and Edgar clash and the latter is forbidden to visit Mary any more. Edgar employs a clipping bureau to send news items to Mr. Pierce which tells of the troubles young girls get into when their fathers refuse to let them have beaux. One eloped with a milkman; another disappeared. This has no effect upon Mr. Pierce, however, except to make him hate Edgar more. However, the youth's persistence finally wins Mary's love. Then Edgar plays his trump card. He gets Mary to sign a legal agreement to forfeit $10,000 to him, unless she marries him.

Data di uscita
1917-09-03
TMDB
5.0 / 10 (1)
Durata
44 min
Generi
Commedia
Regista
Lawrence C. Windom

Cast

Curiosità

Efficiency Edgar's Courtship è un film muto del 1917 diretto da Lawrence C. Windom e prodotto dalla Essanay di Chicago. La sceneggiatura si basa sull'omonimo racconto di Clarence Budington Kelland, pubblicato su The Saturday Evening Post il 1º luglio 1916.

Produzione

Il film fu prodotto dalla Essanay Film Manufacturing Company.

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