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Mrs. Jarr's Auction Bridge (1915)
Short | Short, Comedy

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Mrs. Jarr's Auction Bridge (1915)

Short | Short, Comedy

Out at Hay Corners, Mrs. Jarr's Uncle Henry has an altercation with the village "constabule" over a broken-down bridge on his land and is ordered to get a new one. Not being up on city ways, Uncle thinks he sees a chance to buy in a new ...See moreOut at Hay Corners, Mrs. Jarr's Uncle Henry has an altercation with the village "constabule" over a broken-down bridge on his land and is ordered to get a new one. Not being up on city ways, Uncle thinks he sees a chance to buy in a new bridge at auction, when Aunt Hetty mentions the Auction Bridge Mrs. Jarr is to hold. Now the Jarrs anticipate a very "exclusive" affair, as the famous Prof. Pinkfingers is to give a piano recital and Clara Mudridge and the Struyvers have consented to attend. Uncle, however, is not letting such a little thing deter him from getting a new bridge cheap, so, all dressed up in his "Sunday-go-to-meetings," he arrives in town and drops right into the midst of the Jarrs' little "swagger" affair. Poor Mrs. Jarr almost swoons at sight of him, but her husband hustles him off to the punchbowl to keep him out of the parlor. When the card games start and Uncle hears the bidding, Jarr can't keep him from going and shouting right out loud. He creates quite a sensation and Mrs. Jarr, to smooth things over, whispers to Prof. Pinkfingers to play a selection. No sooner does the music start up than Uncle Henry, who feels rather tipsy from the punch, lets out a whoop and starts to jig. Before Jarr gets him out by pretending to ask him to mail some letters, the place is in an uproar. Uncle Henry in his exhilarated condition mails the letters in the fire-alarm box on the corner. Several pieces of apparatus and the Chief respond. Seeing Uncle, the Chief asks "Where is it?" and thinking he means the card-party, Uncle points out the Jarrs' apartment. The firefighters get busy, and just as a young lady starts to sing, she and all the others receive the full force of a stream of water from a hose nozzle. The party breaks up right there, and when the Chief learns who is to blame, Uncle Henry is given the "Water Cure" for his temporary insobriety. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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8 cast members

Name	Known for
Harry Davenport Mr. Jarr Mr. Jarr See fewer	Gone with the Wind (1939)
Rose Tapley Mrs. Jarr Mrs. Jarr See fewer	As You Like It (1912)
Audrey Berry Emma Jarr Emma Jarr See fewer	The Jarr Family Discovers Harlem (1915)
Paul Kelly Willie Jarr Willie Jarr See fewer	Flying Tigers (1942)
Eulalie Jensen Clara Mudridge Clara Mudridge See fewer	The Hunchback of Notre Dame (I) (1923)
William Shea Actor Actor See fewer	Davy Jones' Parrot (1910)
Nellie Anderson Actress (as Helen Relyea) Actress (as Helen Relyea) See fewer	Little Women (1918)
Florence Natol Actress Actress See fewer	Romantic Reggie (1915)