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Efficiency Edgar's Courtship (1917)
Short | 44 min | Short, Comedy

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Efficiency Edgar's Courtship (1917)

Short | 44 min | Short, Comedy

Efficiency wins success in business; why not in love? Edgar Bumpus, a rising young man, applies this reasoning to his courtship of Mary Pierce. He first eliminates Wimple, his closest competitor, who plays a guitar, by learning to play a ...See moreEfficiency wins success in business; why not in love? Edgar Bumpus, a rising young man, applies this reasoning to his courtship of Mary Pierce. He first eliminates Wimple, his closest competitor, who plays a guitar, by learning to play a saxophone, which makes louder noise, and by sending Mary flowers and candy each time Wimple calls on her. The plan works O.K., until the saxophone disturbs Mr. Pierce's slumbers. He and Edgar clash and the latter is forbidden to visit Mary any more. Edgar employs a clipping bureau to send news items to Mr. Pierce which tells of the troubles young girls get into when their fathers refuse to let them have beaux. One eloped with a milkman; another disappeared. This has no effect upon Mr. Pierce, however, except to make him hate Edgar more. However, the youth's persistence finally wins Mary's love. Then Edgar plays his trump card. He gets Mary to sign a legal agreement to forfeit $10,000 to him, unless she marries him. The two then confront Mr. Pierce with this document. Rather than lose the money, he consents to lose his daughter, the only stipulation being that Edgar will throw away his saxophone. Thus efficiency triumphs. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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4 cast members

Name	Known for
Taylor Holmes Edgar Bumpus Edgar Bumpus See fewer	Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)
Virginia Valli Mary Pierce Mary Pierce See fewer	A Lady of Quality (1924)
Ernest Maupain Mr. Pierce Mr. Pierce See fewer	Sherlock Holmes (1916)
Rod La Rocque Wimple (as Rodney La Rock) Wimple (as Rodney La Rock) See fewer	The Locked Door (1929)