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His Neighbor's Wife (1916)
Short | Comedy, Short

His Neighbor's Wife (1916)

Short | Comedy, Short

Neal lives a bachelor's life in an apartment house. Across the hall live the Newlyweds, Ray and Billie, whose acquaintance Neal has made. One morning as Neal and Ray are talking, the former tells Newlywed that he is going to ask for a ...See moreNeal lives a bachelor's life in an apartment house. Across the hall live the Newlyweds, Ray and Billie, whose acquaintance Neal has made. One morning as Neal and Ray are talking, the former tells Newlywed that he is going to ask for a raise in salary, but he doesn't know just how to work the boss to get it. Ray suggests that he pretend to be married, as that is always a good lead to ask for a raise. Neal tries it on the boss and is successful. The boss asks Neal about his home life, and states that he was so glad to hear of Neal getting married that he intends to take dinner with them that night. This puts Neal in a fix, and he is in a quandary as to what to do. He returns home discouraged, and meets Mrs. Newlywed in the hall. She notices his downcast appearance and asks what troubles him. He tells her of the raise he is receiving and how the boss is coming to celebrate, expecting to meet his wife. Mrs. Newlywed can suggest no way out of the difficulty, when Neal has a bright idea, and suggests that Mrs. Newlywed come over and pretend to be his wife. She tells him that if it was not for her husband coming home that night she would do so, and Neal returns to his room expecting to get fired by the boss. Ray meets a bunch of friends who insist that he have dinner with them downtown. He 'phones his wife, telling her that he won't be home until late, and not to wait for him. Billie has prepared a sumptuous dinner for her lord, and decides that as he won't be home she will be doing an act of charity to help poor Neal out, so she calls him, and suggests that he bring his boss to her apartment and pretend that they are man and wife. This suits Neal fine, and the boss arrives to find the two anxiously awaiting him. Ray's friends meanwhile have had to leave and he decides to return home earlier than he expected. He comes in in the midst of the dinner and catches Neal kissing his wife. He cannot understand the "going-on" in his apartment, and begins to make trouble. Neal tries to hush the matter up by pretending that Ray is "slightly demented" and forcibly shoving him across the hall and locking him in his own apartment. Ray resents this treatment, and finding a revolver determines to wreak vengeance. He crawls through the window and goes into his own apartment. There is a wild scramble to escape, and the police, hearing the disturbance, call out the reserves. The boss is taken to the lock-up. Ray makes a complaint against Neal and the boss and Neal are brought in to answer. The boss recognizes the sergeant and is allowed to go. Poor Neal pleads with him to give him a recommendation, but the boss absolutely refuses to recognize him, and he is locked up without bail. Ray returns home and his wife explains the reason for the party. She begs him to dismiss the charge against Neal, but Ray remains adamant. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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Name	Known for
Neal Burns The Bachelor The Bachelor See fewer	Divorce Made Easy (1929)
Ray Gallagher Mr. Newlywed Mr. Newlywed See fewer	The Prisoner's Story (1912)
Billie Rhodes Mrs. Newlywed Mrs. Newlywed See fewer	Miss Nobody (1920)
Harry L. Rattenberry The Boss The Boss See fewer	Oliver Twist (1916)