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All for a Big Order (1911)
Short | Short, Drama

All for a Big Order (1911)

Short | Short, Drama

Jenkins, an eastern representative of a Chicago firm, is a hustler in a business way, always anxious to turn a trick to secure an order for his house. He receives a telegram from headquarters advising him of the fact that a large western ...See moreJenkins, an eastern representative of a Chicago firm, is a hustler in a business way, always anxious to turn a trick to secure an order for his house. He receives a telegram from headquarters advising him of the fact that a large western dealer, Holly, will visit New York to place an order for goods and it is up to Jenkins to show him a good time. The wire also mentions the fact that Holly has a penchant for pretty women and is something of a rounder. Jenkins immediately casts about to land the order. He must provide a stunning woman to entertain his visitor. Now, Jenkins is not much of a lady's man, his acquaintance with the fair sex being limited to his stenographer and his wife. He is in a quandary, receiving the message in his office. He sizes up his stenographer and his wife. He is in a quandary, receiving the message in his office. He sizes up his stenographer and decides that her face is not one to stimulate business. He groans and starts out on a tour of discovery. Passing a pharmacy he notices a beautiful young girl serving cooling drinks and he has an idea. Going into the store, he enters into negotiations with the girl to have her entertain the buyer. She resents his well-meant proposition and he is chucked out of the drug store bodily to fall into the arms of a burly policeman. He next visits a hat store to purchase new headgear and discovers a very prepossessing looking young woman. Forgetting his previous experience, he approaches her with the proposition and promptly has a hat box crushed over his head. In despair he thinks of his wife, who is a dowdy, and persuades her to entertain the buyer. He furnishes her with unlimited cash and she later appears clad in fashionable habiliments. He is astonished and amazed at the metamorphosis and rather reneges on the plan. She is anxious to enter into the spirit of the occasion and when the buyer shows up in his office, he introduces Mrs. Jenkins as the woman who will entertain the westerner. Holly is a connoisseur in affairs in which women are concerned and he is immediately impressed with the choice of the man with the good to sell. Jenkins is forced to see his wife led away by Holly and he follows. They go to a swell restaurant, where the gay westerner buys wine with the utmost abandon and disregard of cost. Jenkins enters and is a witness to the little scene at the table. His wife is rather overplaying the part, enjoying the situation immensely, which fact is observed by Jenkins, who groans in anguish. Unable to bear the suspense longer, Jenkins approaches the pair and announces the woman as his wife, much to the consternation and the amazement of Holly. The latter is indignant and leaves the café. Jenkins is forced to pay the check, which he does gladly for the sake of taking his wife from Holly, and they depart, Jenkins proud of his wife and she rather ashamed of her part in the proceeding. The next day Holly calls on Jenkins, and announces that he sees the humor of the situation and gives him the order, complimenting him on his ingenuity and willingness to lend the service of his wife to entertain prospective customers. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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