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And the Parrot Said...? (1915)
Short | Short, Comedy

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And the Parrot Said...? (1915)

Short | Short, Comedy

Lawyer Thompkins requests Wilkens to come to his office. Wilkens does so and learns that his wealthy uncle is dead. Thompkins tells him the will will be read the next day, but that in the meantime Wilkens must take care of Polly. Wilkens ...See moreLawyer Thompkins requests Wilkens to come to his office. Wilkens does so and learns that his wealthy uncle is dead. Thompkins tells him the will will be read the next day, but that in the meantime Wilkens must take care of Polly. Wilkens asks how old Polly is and is told eighteen. He is disappointed, however, when he finds Polly is not a girl but a parrot. The parrot is brought in and when it nips Wilkens' finger Wilkens conceives a strong dislike for it. Wilkens takes the parrot home and then learns that parrots live a hundred years. His sweetheart and her Puritan mother call and are so horrified by the conversation of the parrot which they think it has learned from Wilkens that the engagement is broken. Wilkens can't find it in his heart to kill the parrot, so he gives it to the janitor. The janitor sells it to the owner of a bird store, who later sells it to Angelian Mortimer, a lady upstairs over Wilkens. Wilkens goes to Thompkins, who informs him that by the terms of the will he gets $5,000 a year as long as he keeps the parrot, and he remembers he has lost the parrot. He learns that the owner of the bird store who bought it from the janitor has sold it to an unknown man, and he gives up his $5,000 a year for lost. He presently receives a note from the lawyer, who is going to call to give a check and see the parrot. He decides to get a substitute, another parrot, and rushes out to get one. Unknown to him, the same idea occurs to his valet and the janitor. When the lawyer arrives he finds Wilkens with a parrot. Immediately the janitor brings another and the valet a third. Thompkins realizes he is being tricked and refuses to give up the check. Meanwhile Angelian, above, has been horrified by the conversation of the parrot and has put it on the fire escape, where all the neighbors throw things at it. The parrot yells for the police. Wilkens hears this, looks up, recognizes his bird and steals it. Thompkins is satisfied and gives Wilkens his check, and eventually he gets his girl back. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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Name	Known for
Billie Reeves Wilkens Wilkens See fewer	The Substitute (1915)
Arthur Matthews Actor Actor See fewer	Ignorance (1916)
Richard Wangermann Actor (as Richard Wangemann) Actor (as Richard Wangemann) See fewer	The Scarlet Runner (1916)
Patsy De Forest Actress Actress See fewer	Lost on Dress Parade (1918)
Clara Lambert Angelian Mortimer Angelian Mortimer See fewer	The Rights of Man: A Story of War's Red Blotch (1915)
Charles Griffiths Actor Actor See fewer	Billie's Double (1916)
Jessie Terry Actress Actress See fewer	Heartaches (1915)