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A Corner in Hats
(1914) United States of America
B&W : One reel
Directed by Edward Dillon
Cast: Tod Browning [Henry], Fay Tincher [Dolores], Baldy Belmont, Sylvia Ashton, Tammany Young
Komic Company production; distributed by Mutual Film Corporation. / [?] From the screen story “His Hated Rivals” by Anita Loos? / Released 29 November 1914. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.
Comedy.
Synopsis: [Reel Life, 21 November 1914, page ?] Henry’s wife is so scared of him that she scarcely dares breathe while he is around. She buys a little dog for a companion, but fearing that her husband will kick the animal out, she hides it whenever Henry comes home. Now the dog has a mania for collecting gentlemen’s hats. When Henry finds various masculine “lids” around the house — and no explanation of how they came there forthcoming from Dolores, his wife — he becomes insanely jealous. He beats up a dozen claimers of the hats, only to discover on each return home — more hats. The anteroom of the police station yields the dog a harvest [and Henry] finding the parlor full of policemen’s headgear, leaps to the conclusion that his wife has been entertaining the entire force. He goes with a bomb and blows up the police station, utterly ruining a quiet game of pinochle going on around the blue coats. Then, rushing home, he drags Dolores forth by the hair of her head and tells her to prepare to die. While he is sharpening his knife, however, the police are on the way. They reach the spot just in time. And as they are dragging Henry off, the dog runs in with another hat.
Survival status: (unknown)
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Keywords: Animals: Dogs - Bombs - Families: Husband-wife relationships - Games: Cards (Pinochle) - Hats - Law: Enforcement: Police: Policemen, Police stations - Weapons: Knives
Listing updated: 18 March 2010.
References: Skal-Browning pp. 250-251.
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