Plenty of Nerve
(1925) United States of America
B&W : Two reels
Directed by William Watson
Cast: Edna Marian (Edna Marion) [Martha], Billy Engle [Martha’s sheik]
Century Film Corporation production; distributed by Educational Film Exchanges, Incorporated [Century Comedy]. / Scenario by William Watson, from a screen story by William Watson. / Released 1 July 1925. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.
Comedy.
Synopsis: [Motion Picture News, 4 July 1925, page ?] Edna is wooed by an extremely superstitious sheik, who has the misfortune to have a black cat cross his path on Friday the 13th, the day he proposes to and is accepted by Edna. One misfortune after another befalls him and he becomes further involved when Edna’s mother inherits an insane asylum. Edna and mother go to take possession of the place, but the wily manager plunges them into a padded cell, from which the lover uses every ruse to extricate them. With the aid of a kicking mule he finally accomplishes his purpose.
Survival status: (unknown)
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Listing updated: 15 February 2024.
References: Website-IMDb.
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