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  • A Bath Tub Mystery (1916)
  • Short | Comedy, Short
A Bath Tub Mystery (1916)
Short | Comedy, Short
Mr. Barnabee and his wife, Nora, have many quarrels over her pet dog and at last in desperation he orders her to get rid of the dig. She refuses and Barnabee, in passing a vacant lot, sees a boy with a goat tied to a cart and decides to ...See moreMr. Barnabee and his wife, Nora, have many quarrels over her pet dog and at last in desperation he orders her to get rid of the dig. She refuses and Barnabee, in passing a vacant lot, sees a boy with a goat tied to a cart and decides to buy the goat. He returns with the goat, but his wife orders it out of the house. They quarrel and Barnabee then takes the goat into the bedroom. His wife follows and the quarrel is continued. Barnabee refuses to take the goat away unless Nora gets rid of the dog. This she refuses to do, and rushes out of the room in a rage. Taking the bedclothes with her, she sleeps in the dining room all night. In the morning Nora continues the quarrel. As Barnabee is shaving, he accidentally pushed Nora into the bathtub. She screams and he goes to the bedroom to finish shaving. She decides to give Barnabee a scare and decides to feign drowning. Barnabee not hearing any noise from the bathroom, goes in, and seeing Nora, thinks she is dead. He dresses quickly and takes a train for a distant town. Six months elapse and we see Barnabee as a waiter in a cheap restaurant and always afraid that he will be found out. He is recognized by a traveling salesman from his home town, who tells Barnabee that his wife is alive and well and has been looking for him for months. The friend gives Barnabee money to get home with. In the meantime Nora has taken in boarders, and her friend, Patsey, is in love with the star boarder. As Nora fancies him herself, she becomes jealous and decides to give him a scare to arouse sympathy for herself from him. Nora instructs the maid to tell the star boarder to come upstairs at once, as the lady of the house is drowning. Barnabee returns, goes upstairs, and Nora, hearing his approach, thinks that he is the star boarder and jumps into the bathtub, full of water. Barnabee upon seeing her is horrified and rushes out, yelling like a lunatic. Nora recognizes his voice, pursues and catches him at the foot of the stairs, where everything is explained. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less
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Director
Edwin McKim
Writer
Edwin McKim (scenario)
Producers
Siegmund Lubin | Edwin McKim
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Updated Jan 10, 1916
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Jan 10, 1916 (United States)

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