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They Wouldn't Take Him Seriously (1916)
Short | Short, Drama

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They Wouldn't Take Him Seriously (1916)

Short | Short, Drama

Jimmie O'Day was born with a smile which stuck to him throughout his boyhood days. Jimmie, although a wealthy young man, was not an idler. Much of the business sense that had made the elder O'Day a power was possessed by Jimmie. As a ...See moreJimmie O'Day was born with a smile which stuck to him throughout his boyhood days. Jimmie, although a wealthy young man, was not an idler. Much of the business sense that had made the elder O'Day a power was possessed by Jimmie. As a consequence of his genial disposition, Jimmie was a favorite with both men and women, but his friends refused to take him seriously. It had become an expected thing for Jimmie to propose to every girl he met. Vera Langley had been the victim of more proposals than any other girl in the crowd, and she earnestly pleaded with Jimmie to pick out some new model. Jimmie and Lucille, Vera's friend, who has arrived from the city with her mother, become interested from the start and soon the usual proposal pops out, but it is serious this time. They are interrupted, however, by Vera, who tells Lucille of Jimmie's proposals. Lucille is hurt, but manages to laugh the matter off. Jimmie insists that he is serious. Finally they have a break and for the first time in many days Jimmie's smile is absent. He absently picks up a photograph of his father, across the face of which is written, "never be a quitter." Jimmie takes courage from this message from the dead and decides to pursue his case with vigor. Lucille refuses to see him, but Jimmie writes Lucille a long letter every day telling her of the bungalow he has selected for their new home and asking her advice about decorating it. Lucille at first tears the letters up unread, but her curiosity finally gets the better of her. Enclosed within one is the diagram of her new home and she can't resist the desire to go over and look at it. In order to convince Jimmie that she believes he is playing with her affections, Lucille calls to her assistance her cousin Frank. She arranges things so that Jimmie will see her and Frank apparently in a lover's embrace, but Jimmie decides that he will have her in spite of fate. The next day he calls at the house to win or lose on one last effort. Lucille and Frank are in the room when he forces his way in, and they quickly hide. The mother is in on the plot and she tells Jimmie that Lucille and Frank are out looking for a house. Lucille sees how hard Jimmie is taking his defeat, and decides that he has learned his lesson. The next day Lucille and Frank decide to look over the bungalow, and while they are inside Jimmie drives up. Lucille sees him and hides. As Jimmie stands dejectedly in the room, he hears a smothered sneeze and hastily pulling the curtains aside, he discovers Lucille. He begins an ardent proposal and Lucille laughingly tells him if he had only proposed like that in the first place they both would have saved a lot of heart-ache. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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Name	Known for
Herbert Rawlinson Jimmie O'Day Jimmie O'Day See fewer	The Flame Fighter (1925)
Agnes Vernon Lucille Lucille See fewer	Queen of the Turf (1921)
Jean Hathaway Lucille's Mother Lucille's Mother See fewer	The Master Key (1914)
Charles Gunn Frank - Lucille's Cousin Frank - Lucille's Cousin See fewer	An Even Break (1917)
Betty Schade Vera Langley Vera Langley See fewer	Bare Fists (1919)