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The Old Maids’ Temperance Club
(1908) United States of America
B&W : Split-reel / [?] 300 or 325? feet
Directed by [?] Edwin S. Porter?
Cast: (unknown)
Edison Manufacturing Company production; distributed by Edison Manufacturing Company. / Cinematography by Edwin S. Porter. / © 4 December 1908 by Edison Manufacturing Company [H119186, H119187, H119188]. Released 4 December 1908; in a split-reel with Miss Sherlock Holmes (1908). / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.
Comedy.
Synopsis: [?] [From The Moving Picture World]? The ladies of the O.M.T.C. are to have a meeting to discuss matters of importance. The janitor is discovered preparing the lodge room. To help him in his work he has a flask of “Surefire” whiskey handy. He places it in the ice-cooler for safety and forgets it when departing. The ice man drops the ice upon it and makes a fine temperance drink. The ladies meet, warm up, and, of course, need a drink, and we see the staid old maids becoming very frivolous. A wandering professor happens in with a machine, and a grand scheme for restoring youth and beauty “while you wait.” The girls vote to give his machine a trial. The worthy president enters first and comes out a beautiful damsel of “sixteen.” Then there is a rush and a scramble for place, and we witness some of the curious changes “a wee drop” will make in human nature. It winds up with the “Professor” and his machine getting fired and the O.M.T.C. adjourning in a hilarious mood.
Survival status: (unknown)
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Listing updated: 3 June 2024.
References: Website-AFI; Website-IMDb.
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