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There and Back (1916)
Character: Mrs. Homer
Hughie Mack, Eddie Dunn, and Frank Kingsley secretly leave their homes to enjoy a night out without their wives' knowledge. The wives find out about their husbands' escapade and decide to act. The wives employ a female detective to "vamp" the husbands, hoping to gather grounds for divorce. The rest of the short film details the ensuing comedic situations as the detective attempts to ensnare the men and they try to avoid getting caught.
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Hash and Havoc (1916)
Character: N/A
Two close office pals, Craig and Hessert, fall for the same stenographer. Craig marries her, but their friendship continues, leading Craig to move Hessert in. However, Craig's deep focus on his job causes problems, creating "havoc" at home, though the rivalry doesn't break their bond.
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The Great Detective (1915)
Character: Gwendolin
Hinky Dink swaps money for a tin badge from the Skinnem Detective School, and becomes a full-fledged sleuth.
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Walls and Wallops (1916)
Character: Police Chief's Daughter
A comedy short produced by Vitagraph and released in 1916. This is entitled Walls and Wallops, and features Hughey (also spelt Hughie) Mack with Lawrence (also Larry) Semon directing this. It is about cops, capers, and a love interest.
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Bullin' the Bullsheviki (1919)
Character: Keyuhole Yetta
As early as 1919, Russian Communists (then known as Bolsheviks) were convenient movie villains. This heavy-handed comedy uses the Russian revolution as an excuse for a series of slapstick set pieces.
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A Villainous Villain (1916)
Character: Ida Dukkets
The master crook steals the sweetheart of Sherlock, a great detective. Sherlock undertakes to recover her.
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Trilby Frilled (1916)
Character: Trilby aka Frilby
Trilby parody with several key characters' names altered. Presumed lost.
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The Rent Dodgers (1920)
Character: The Artist
The roommates live in a boarding house run by a strict landlady. When the landlady arrives to collect the rent, the men hide behind a trick door.
The men are able to "reclaim" the rent money they just paid when the landlady leaves, and they use the roll of cash to pay the rent for their friends in the building, too.
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Sauce and Senoritas (1920)
Character: N/A
Saucy slapstick comic short featuring mishaps and misunderstandings with the titled ladies.
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The Love Doctor (1917)
Character: Rose Deming
A doctor transplants the brain of a girl who is in love with him into a girl he is in love with.
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Square Shooter (1920)
Character: Barbara Hampton
Chick Crandall, half owner of the Flying A Ranch, returns home after a five-year absence and, because he is suspicious of his foreman Sam Curtis' activities, decides to proceed incognito. Disguised as Harold Montague, his partner's son, Chick works among the ranch hands and discovers that Curtis is rustling cattle and is responsible for driving Barbara Hampton and her aunt from their home.
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Sunset Sprague (1920)
Character: Rose Loring
When Sunset Sprague saves Calico Barnes from a bandit, the two men become friends. Barnes is heading out to protect his niece, Rose Loring, whose father was murdered right after his mine struck gold. Sprague goes to help and finds himself up against the villainous Mace Dennison.
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