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Dad's Awful Deed (1915)
Short | Comedy, Short

Dad's Awful Deed (1915)

Short | Comedy, Short

Tom and Flo are in love with each other, but before accepting the engagement ring from her lover, Flo tells him he must secure father's consent. Father is having troubles of his own, however, in the person of Mr. Binks, to whom Father has ...See moreTom and Flo are in love with each other, but before accepting the engagement ring from her lover, Flo tells him he must secure father's consent. Father is having troubles of his own, however, in the person of Mr. Binks, to whom Father has been owing money for some time. Just at this point the two young people come upon the scene, and Binks immediately falls in love with pretty Flo. He has a happy inspiration, and tells Father that he will agree to cancel the debt, provided Flo is given to him as his wife. Father consents. Flo gets furious, but Father orders her to get ready, while Binks phones for the preacher. Flo determines to escape from the house. The minister has arrived, and Binks impatiently accompanies the old man to see why she does not appear. Unable to get a reply to their call, the door is broken down and Flo is seen escaping through the window. Meanwhile, Tom is telling his chum, the doctor, of his hard luck. The doctor tries in every possible way to console Tom, but he believes his case is hopeless. Flo meanwhile arrives at an apartment house and takes refuge up the fire escape. She finally comes up to an open window, and seeing her pursuers below, takes refuge inside, in the doctor's room. There is a happy meeting between the lovers. Father, Binks and the preacher have seen the girl go in the window and come up to the apartment house, getting into various rooms which prove to be the wrong ones. They finally arrive at the right room, and there is a row. Father pulls a gun and begins to shoot, and in the excitement Tom and the girl escape to the next room and lock the door. Father, outraged, begins shooting through the door, and a brilliant idea strikes Tom to force Father's hand. He takes a bottle of red ink, smears the ink all over his breast, and moans with misery. Father breaks in the door, and an awful sight meets his eye. Tom, covered with gore, lies on the bed, apparently dying, while Flo is brokenhearted. Father stands aghast at his awful deed. The doctor, called hurriedly, makes an examination. Tom and Flo indicate to the doctor their scheme, and he readily falls in with it. He tells Father that Tom is dying, and as a last request begs that he and the girl be married. Father still withholds his consent, but when Tom weakly declares that unless he allows them to marry he will haunt the old man through the rest of his life, Father quickly agrees. As soon as the ceremony is performed, all are surprised by the activity displayed by the "dying" man, and Father is told he has been outwitted. Father agrees that Tom will make a bright son-in-law, and all join in kicking the objectionable Binks out of the room. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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5 cast members

Name	Known for
Max Asher Dad Dad See fewer	Rip Van Winkle (1921)
Lillian Peacock Daughter Flo Daughter Flo See fewer	Hiram's Inheritance (1915)
Victor Le Roy Tom Tom See fewer	The Beautiful Adventure (1917)
Billy Franey Mr. Binks (as William Franey) Mr. Binks (as William Franey) See fewer	When Damon Fell for Pythias (1917)
Heinie Conklin The Minister (as Charles Conklin) The Minister (as Charles Conklin) See fewer	Hard Boiled (1926)