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When It Rains, It Pours!
(1916) United States of America
B&W : One reel
Directed by William Wolbert
Cast: Mary Anderson [Sue Monroe], Anne Schaefer [Aunt Susan], Reggie Morris [Bobbie], Otto Lederer [Mr. Monroe]
The Vitagraph Company of America production; distributed by [?] V-L-S-E, Incorporated, and/or The General Film Company, Incorporated? / Scenario by [?] King Vidor?, from a screen story by King Vidor. / Released 7 July 1916. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.
Comedy.
Synopsis: [?] [From The Moving Picture World]? Lonesome in a whole house by himself, Bobby is glad to make the acquaintance of his neighbor, Sue Monroe, but her father is not happy about their friendship and soon lets Bobby know he dislikes him. That night it rains the proverbial cats and dogs, and when Sue, all tucked up nice and cozy in bed, hears the wails of her favorite puppy outside the house, she does not hesitate to change her attire before rescuing the soggy canine. She rescues the pup all right, then must rescue herself — she has accidentally locked herself out. Her father is too busy playing a nasal solo to hear her pitiful appears to open the door, but Bobby hears her and hastens to lend his assistance. As father refuses to be disturbed from his slumbers, their only recourse lies in Bobby’s house, which haven of refuge they eagerly enter. When they find the house quarantined for smallpox the next morning, things look gloomy, but the health officer is forced to see his mistake and even the rain abates to allow a happy ending of the picture.
Survival status: (unknown)
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Listing updated: 9 August 2023.
References: Dowd-Vidor p. 10; Slide-BigV p. 282 : Website-IMDb.
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