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  • The Cuckoo Clock (1912)
  • Short | 10 min | Short, Comedy, Drama
The Cuckoo Clock (1912)
Short | 10 min | Short, Comedy, Drama
An old fisherman and his wife have been saving up their pennies for a long time to buy a cuckoo clock. The day the savings reach the needed amount the old man does not go to work, but with his wife makes the occasion a gala one. He goes to...See moreAn old fisherman and his wife have been saving up their pennies for a long time to buy a cuckoo clock. The day the savings reach the needed amount the old man does not go to work, but with his wife makes the occasion a gala one. He goes to town, secures the clock and tenderly and gently carries it home, telling his friends on the way what a wonderful addition it will be to his cottage. Arriving home he finds his wife has spent a great deal of time arranging a place for the clock in the living room. Very carefully it is dusted, wound, and secured in place and they are as happy as two children when the cuckoo calls the hour. Later, while he is on the beach and she is in the village, a young sailor hearing the cuckoo as he is passing, climbs in and examines the clock. He breaks it and runs away. She returns to find the clock a wreck and tries to mend it but fails. The old fisherman accuses her of breaking it and her denial brings about a quarrel. He, thinking her untruthful after all the years they have spent together as man and wife, leaves her. The boy returns from a cruise and, overhearing her endeavor to get him away from the grog shop, learns the cause and rights the wrong. The old folks become reconciled and the family discord is forever thrown out of the cottage along with the family clock. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less
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Updated Sep 28, 1912
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Sep 28, 1912 (United States)

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Charles Herman's primary photo
Charles Herman
The Old Fisherman The Old Fisherman   See fewer
When the Heart Calls (II) (1912)
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Julia Hurley
The Old Fisherman's Wife (as Mrs. Hurley) The Old Fisherman's Wife (as Mrs. Hurley)   See fewer
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Edward P. Sullivan
The Young Sailor (as E.P. Sullivan) The Young Sailor (as E.P. Sullivan)   See fewer
Evangeline (1914)
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