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Mother of Pearl (1915)
Short | Short, Comedy

Mother of Pearl (1915)

Short | Short, Comedy

John Diggs, scientist, is so deeply immersed in himself and his work that his wife, Pearl, is in despair. Then the mother of Pearl arrives. She is a grim, determined exponent of modern matrimony and with the aid of a dummy which she pounds...See moreJohn Diggs, scientist, is so deeply immersed in himself and his work that his wife, Pearl, is in despair. Then the mother of Pearl arrives. She is a grim, determined exponent of modern matrimony and with the aid of a dummy which she pounds unmercifully, she instructs Pearl how to care for an indifferent husband. She leaves, after a visit which has been a siege of horror for John, and then Pearl starts to follow out her instructions for curing her husband. John seems to appear more and more indifferent. Pearl, in despair, forces him to accompany her to a social gathering where the eminent lecturer, Swenson, is to talk on "Italian Sharks I Have Known." As Swenson delivers his lecture in the tastily decorated drawing room, John in the audience, sits with an immense book on each side of him, utterly oblivious to the lecture and to the others in the audience, but absorbed in a new chemical test he is working out. He mixes the wrong sort of chemicals in his test tube, a great puff of smoke results, and the room is thrown into a panic. All except John, who sits in profound thought while the others scramble wildly for safety, wondering what his mistake could have been. Then the fire department, the police and ambulance surgeons arrive, and in the general crush, John is badly injured. As he sits at home, propped in a rolling chair, Pearl hopes that his enforced idleness will permit him to give her some of his attention. But John continues to ponder over his books. Pearl, playing her last card, angrily packs up to leave the house. John, realizing at last how utterly indifferent he has been to her, pleads with her to stay, following her about the house in the rolling chair. He catches her just as she reaches the front door. She yields to his pleadings and agrees to give him one more chance. The next time the mother of Pearl calls, she is greeted with kisses by John, who, true to his promise, is now stopping work with the factory whistles. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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Name	Known for
Arthur V. Johnson John Diggs - Scientist John Diggs - Scientist See fewer	The Beloved Adventurer (1914)
Lottie Briscoe Pearl Diggs Pearl Diggs See fewer	The House of Mirth (1918)
Eleanor Blanchard Pearl's Mother Pearl's Mother See fewer	Life's Whirlpool (1916)
Howard M. Mitchell Actor Actor See fewer	The Mother Heart (1921)
Bernard Siegel Actor Actor See fewer	Laugh, Clown, Laugh (1928)