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Stenographer Wanted
(1912) United States of America
B&W : Split-reel
Directed by Pat Hartigan
Cast: Ruth Roland [Minnie, the stenographer], John E. Brennan [Smith Sr.], P.C. Hartigan (Pat Hartigan) [Smith Jr.]
Kalem Company, Incorporated, production; distributed by The General Film Company, Incorporated. / Released 8 November 1912; in a split-rrel with The Pony Express Girl (1912). / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.
Drama.
Synopsis: [?] [From The Moving Picture World]? Smith and Smith (father and son) advertise for a stenographer. A pretty young girl, hearing the name of Minnie, applies for the position and secures it. Father and son both are impressed with the new stenographer, and in consequence business is neglected. At home that night both father and son send, independently, identical notes to Miss Minnie, asking if they may call that evening, and merely signing the name, Smith. When the notes arrive Minnie concludes they are from the same person, who is over-anxious to make an appointment, and she writes on the back of each, “Sure. Come right along, Mr. Smith.” As a result both father and son arrive at nearly the same time and it is a case of “two is company, three a crowd.” Shortly after their arrival, a fine-looking young man carrying a suitcase enters the rooms and Miss Minnie proceeds to throw herself into his arms. The newcomer announces, “I’m back from the Polar expedition, wifey, and you won’t have to work anymore.” It is needless to say father and son beat a hasty retreat.
Survival status: (unknown)
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Listing updated: 7 October 2023.
References: Website-IMDb.
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