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Mr. Hadley’s Uncle
(1914) United States of America
B&W : One reel
Directed by Eddie Dillon (Edward Dillon)
Cast: Tammany Young [Bill], Tod Browning [James Hadley, the boss], Fay Tincher [Ethel], Baldy Belmont (Joseph Belmont) [Hadley’s uncle], Max Davidson [Mr. Muchmoney], Eddie Dillon (Edward Dillon)
Komic Company production; distributed by Mutual Film Corporation. / From a story by Paul West. / Released 6 December 1914. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The 12th film in the “Bill the Office Boy” series.
Comedy.
Synopsis: [Reel Life, 28 November 1914, page ?] Mr. Hadley, anxious to put through a big deal, writes his uncle, whom he has never seen, advising him to invest some of his money. The uncle wires Mr. Hadley that he will call on him and bring the money in person. Meanwhile, Mr. Muchmoney, who has a mania for writing checks, gets away from his keepers and sneaks out of the sanitarium. He wanders along, and then, deciding to visit an office building, presents himself in Mr. Hadley’s establishment while that gentleman is out. Thinking that he is the rich uncle, Ethel entertains him until the boss returns. He writes a small fortune in checks, buys a few automobiles, and keeps everything lively — until his keepers succeed in tracing him to the office. On the arrival of the real uncle, after many painful experiences en route, things are squared.
Survival status: (unknown)
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Listing updated: 28 October 2022.
References: Skal-Browning p. 251 : Website-IMDb.
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