All on Account of Checkers (1912)
Smith & Smith, publishers, in a letter, notify Professor Bernard that they will accept his latest story if he will alter the enclosed paragraph: "Marry me and I will do away with my wife as I did her father." The absent-minded professor leaves this paragraph on his study table while he goes to the store to secure some cloth for his wife. The Professor, however, is very absent-minded, and forgets his mission when he meets a group of firemen who induce him to play a game of checkers. In the meantime, Ellen, the cook, is having her troubles with the butcher boy, who brings liver instead of chops, as ordered.
- Released
- 1912-03-29
- Genres
- Comedy
- Runtime
- 15 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Otis Thayer
- TMDB rating
- 8.0/10 from 1 votes
Cast
- Harry Lonsdale as Professor Bernard
- Rex De Rosselli as Sam - the Butcher Boy
- Lafe McKee as Sam - a Fireman
- William Stowell as The Sergeant of Police
- Jessie Stewart as Mrs. Bernard - the Professor's Wife
- Mattie Fitzgerald as Ellen - the Cook
- Frank Maish as Bates - the Friend's Chauffeur
- Edgar G. Wynn as Jackson - the Friend's Servant