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Meeting Mr. Jones
(1914) United States of America
B&W : Split-reel
Directed by Dell Henderson
Cast: Walter Coyle (Walter V. Coyle) [the husband], Louise Owen [the wife], Gus Pixley [the butler], Clarence Barr [the wrong Mr. Jones], Dave Morris [the right Mr. Jones], Gus Alexander [the footman], Madge Kirby [the dancer]
Biograph Company production; distributed by The General Film Company, Incorporated. / Released 17 October 1914; in a split-reel with Our Home-Made Army (1914). / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.
Comedy.
Synopsis: [From Biograph promotional materials] Hubby is in a hurry to get to the office, so he asks his wife to meet Jones, who is coming to visit them. At the railroad station she meets the wrong Jones, a cowpuncher, who is unaccustomed to high society. His behavior at the party develops a rapid succession of mirth-provoking situations, which are continued until hubby arrives with the real Jones, whom he has met accidentally.
Reviews: [The Moving Picture World, 31 October 1914, page ?] What otherwise might have been constructed, out of the same material a good comedy is ruined by absurdities and horseplay, in this production. It is on the same reel with “Our Home-made Army.”
Survival status: (unknown)
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Listing updated: 14 April 2024.
References: Spehr-American p. 3 : Website-IMDb.
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