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There Were Hoboes Three
(1913) United States of America
B&W : Short film
Directed by Dell Henderson
Cast: Clarence L. Barr (Clarence Barr) [the first hobo], Edward Dillon [the second hobo], Gus Pixley [the third hobo; and the hill climber], William J. Butler [the employer], Grace Lewis [the employer’s assistant], Sylvia Ashton [the woman rescued from the lake], William Beaudine [a resort patron], William A. Carroll [a resort patron], Kate Toncray [a resort patron], Florence Lee [a woman at the mountain]
Biograph Company production; distributed by The General Film Company, Incorporated. / From a story by William Beaudine. Assistant director, William Beaudine. / Released 20 February 1913; in a split-reel with An Up-to-Date Lochinvar (1913). / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.
Comedy.
Synopsis: [?] [From The Moving Picture World]? Three hobos see an “ad” in the newspaper stating that positions are open at the Mountain Inn for two young men, one to act as a life saver on the lake in the mountains, the other as a guide. They apply and two land the jobs, but the third hobo, the patsy of the trio gets left, but after a great deal of persuasion, the hotel manager engages him to play the part of an echo in the hills. The poor echo’s lot is dull until chance makes him the hero of the party.
Survival status: (unknown)
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Listing updated: 7 October 2023.
References: Spehr-American p. 4 : Website-IMDb.
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