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The Sailor's Smiling Spirit (1916)
Short | Short, Comedy

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The Sailor's Smiling Spirit (1916)

Short | Short, Comedy

The greengrocer hated the smiling sailor because he wished that the smiling sailor's wife was a widow so he could marry her. The wicked anarchist had an oversupply of bombs and he suggested that if a few tons of them were hidden about on ...See moreThe greengrocer hated the smiling sailor because he wished that the smiling sailor's wife was a widow so he could marry her. The wicked anarchist had an oversupply of bombs and he suggested that if a few tons of them were hidden about on the smiling sailor's ship it would be an absolute certainty that the sailor's wife would soon be mourning his loss. So the greengrocer speculated in bombs and the anarchist's friends placed many scores of them on the vessel without any interruption. A few hours after the ship sailed the anarchist was arrested, and boasting of his numerous crimes, he told of what happened to the ship. The sailor's wife naturally believed she was a widow, and when the wealthy greengrocer came courting her she listened to his words of love. Now the greengrocer would have been very happy had it not been for the fact that everywhere he went it seemed to him that he saw the spirit of the smiling sailor. The greengrocer found, however, that by utilizing other strong spirits he could banish the smiling sailor's spirit, so he doggedly continued his flirtation with the widow, and at last their marriage day was arranged. On that morning greengrocer was waiting in the widow's parlor while the widow was arraying herself in her bridal gown preparatory to a trip to the minister's. It came as rather a shock to the greengrocer when he again saw the spirit walk up to him and ask him what he wanted there. For a time the greengrocer believed he was conversing with a spirit and he defied him to do his worst, but a few moments after the secret was revealed, for the "widow" came in, not in her bridal gown, but in her ordinary house dress. She had hastily changed when she saw the "spirit,'' for she knew it was her husband, who had returned safely after all. He told her that the voyage had been extremely prosperous, owing to the fact that large quantities of ammunition had been discovered on board and that these had been sold to soldiers in foreign lands. He explained how his voyage had been delayed, and then asked the question the wife was ready to answer: "Who was this man and what was he doing in the house." The wife smiled up sweetly at him and replied: "My dear, he has called to try to sell some groceries, but I'm afraid he has been drinking, and I wish you would put him out." The sailor gallantly did as requested. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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Name	Known for
Walter Hiers The Smiling Sailor The Smiling Sailor See fewer	Seventeen (1916)
Gladys Dore The Smiling Sailor's Wife The Smiling Sailor's Wife See fewer	What Becomes of the Children? (1918)
Riley Chamberlin The Wealthy Greengrocer The Wealthy Greengrocer See fewer	His Winning Way (1914)
Thomas A. Curran The Wicked Anarchist The Wicked Anarchist See fewer	Two Sisters (1929)

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