Jack is not pleased to hear that his aunt is coming for a long visit. In order to encourage her to leave quickly, he pretends to be crazy, and is so convincing that the maid believes he is planning to kill his wife, Grace. The maid and the grocery boy call the police, while Jack chases his aunt down the street. Meanwhile, Grace leaves to help a neighbor, and when the police arrive and find her missing, Jack is arrested for murder. They haul him off to the police station, where his aunt berates him, until Grace comes to his rescue.[1][2]
Making Auntie Welcome was filmed in Jacksonville, Florida, at the Jacksonville unit of the Lubin Manufacturing Company of Philadelphia, under the general supervision of Arthur Hotaling.[2] The film was a short split-reel comedy, lasting approximately 7 minutes, and sharing a single reel of film with a second, unrelated comedy, Sometimes It Works, starring Raymond McKee and Frances Ne Moyer.[1] The two comedies were both written by Epes W. Sargent, and were released by the General Film Company on August 22, 1914.[1][2]Making Auntie Welcome is one of a group of short comedies made by the Lubin company in the spring and summer of 1914 that include the earliest screen appearances of Oliver "Babe" Hardy.[2] Although the film itself is apparently lost, Hardy can be seen in a surviving publicity still.[1]
The film received positive reviews in the trade papers. Moving Picture World wrote "E. W. Sargent is responsible for this also and Will Louis was brave enough to direct it. The plot is a good one for a comedy of this nature.... A very funny comedy."[3] The New York Dramatic Mirror described it as "burlesque pure, but not simple".[2] The reviewer for The Bioscope wrote "Where the audience demands unrestrained eccentricity, this will be found a useful comic", and went on to observe that "the Lubin fat man [Hardy] has a sorry time when the 'force' and auntie discover his duplicity", which may suggest that Hardy's role as the grocery boy was larger than the surviving plot summaries indicate.[4]
making, auntie, welcome, 1914, american, silent, comedy, film, produced, lubin, manufacturing, company, featuring, vincent, depascale, virginia, capen, bell, oliver, hardy, publicity, still, with, cast, directed, bywill, louiswritten, byepes, sargentproduced, . Making Auntie Welcome is a 1914 American silent comedy film produced by the Lubin Manufacturing Company and featuring Vincent DePascale Virginia Capen Eva Bell and Oliver Hardy 1 2 Making Auntie WelcomePublicity still with the cast of Making Auntie WelcomeDirected byWill LouisWritten byEpes W SargentProduced byArthur HotalingStarringVincente DePascaleVirginia CapenEva BellRelease dateNovember 16 1914 1914 11 16 Running time6 7 minutes c 600 feet CountryUnited StatesLanguagesSilent filmEnglish intertitles Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production and reception 4 References 5 See alsoPlot editJack is not pleased to hear that his aunt is coming for a long visit In order to encourage her to leave quickly he pretends to be crazy and is so convincing that the maid believes he is planning to kill his wife Grace The maid and the grocery boy call the police while Jack chases his aunt down the street Meanwhile Grace leaves to help a neighbor and when the police arrive and find her missing Jack is arrested for murder They haul him off to the police station where his aunt berates him until Grace comes to his rescue 1 2 Cast editVincente DePascale as Jack Virginia Capen as Grace Eva Bell as Auntie Oliver Hardy as Grocery Boy as Babe Hardy Raymond McKee as Police ChiefProduction and reception editMaking Auntie Welcome was filmed in Jacksonville Florida at the Jacksonville unit of the Lubin Manufacturing Company of Philadelphia under the general supervision of Arthur Hotaling 2 The film was a short split reel comedy lasting approximately 7 minutes and sharing a single reel of film with a second unrelated comedy Sometimes It Works starring Raymond McKee and Frances Ne Moyer 1 The two comedies were both written by Epes W Sargent and were released by the General Film Company on August 22 1914 1 2 Making Auntie Welcome is one of a group of short comedies made by the Lubin company in the spring and summer of 1914 that include the earliest screen appearances of Oliver Babe Hardy 2 Although the film itself is apparently lost Hardy can be seen in a surviving publicity still 1 The film received positive reviews in the trade papers Moving Picture World wrote E W Sargent is responsible for this also and Will Louis was brave enough to direct it The plot is a good one for a comedy of this nature A very funny comedy 3 The New York Dramatic Mirror described it as burlesque pure but not simple 2 The reviewer for The Bioscope wrote Where the audience demands unrestrained eccentricity this will be found a useful comic and went on to observe that the Lubin fat man Hardy has a sorry time when the force and auntie discover his duplicity which may suggest that Hardy s role as the grocery boy was larger than the surviving plot summaries indicate 4 References edit a b c d e The Lubin Bulletin vol 1 no 15 August 29 1914 p 18 a b c d e f Rob Stone Laurel or Hardy The Solo Films of Stan Laurel and Oliver Babe Hardy Temecula CA Split Reel Books 1996 pp 25 26 Moving Picture World vol 21 no 10 September 5 1914 pp 1371 1372 The Bioscope vol 25 no 419 October 22 1914 supplement p vi See also editOliver Hardy filmography Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Making Auntie Welcome amp oldid 1224920015, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
