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  • Over the Hills to the Poorhouse (1912)
  • Short | Comedy, Short
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Over the Hills to the Poorhouse (1912)
Short | Comedy, Short
Jim Downs is an habitual drunkard and leaves his home, wife and children. The poor woman in despair writes to her husband, telling him that unless he sends money quickly she and the children will have to seek refuge in the poor house, ...See moreJim Downs is an habitual drunkard and leaves his home, wife and children. The poor woman in despair writes to her husband, telling him that unless he sends money quickly she and the children will have to seek refuge in the poor house, Saturday. Jim, when he receives the letter, is as usual, three parts full, but he scrawls a letter which reads: "Dear Martha. Try and not move until Monday, and I will arrange my affairs so that we can all go to the poor house together. Lovingly, Jim." Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less
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Director
Arthur Hotaling
Producer
Siegmund Lubin
Cinematographer
G.W. Bitzer
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Updated Jul 12, 1912
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Jul 12, 1912 (United States)

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Bobby Burns
Jim Downs - the Husband (as Robert Burns) Jim Downs - the Husband (as Robert Burns)   See fewer
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