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Mr. Jarr and the Lady Reformer (1915)
Short | Short, Comedy

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Mr. Jarr and the Lady Reformer (1915)

Short | Short, Comedy

Mr. Jarr's boss, Jabez Smith, sends him out west on a business trip, and Fritz, the shipping clerk, asks him to chaperone his sister on his way back from Chicago, which will obviate the necessity of her coming on alone. Jarr promises to do...See moreMr. Jarr's boss, Jabez Smith, sends him out west on a business trip, and Fritz, the shipping clerk, asks him to chaperone his sister on his way back from Chicago, which will obviate the necessity of her coming on alone. Jarr promises to do so, but on his return is horrified to find that the sister is a side show fat lady, and of affectionate disposition. Miss Vera Grimms, a militant lecturer on social reforms, occupies a seat in the parlor car near Jarr and "Fatima," the stage name of Fritz's sister. She believes every man to be a fiend in human form, and becomes suspicious that Jarr is luring the fat girl away from her mother. She waits until everyone has retired, then sneaks up to Jarr's berth and handcuffs him. It there is one thing Jarr dreads it is a public scene, and he beseeches the porter to help him out of his predicament. The porter happens to think of a man in his charge who is to be taken off at 3 a.m. at Poughkeepsie and turned over to the Inebriate Asylum officials. For a twenty-dollar tip the porter agrees to make a mistake, so when the train stops at Poughkeepsie the handcuffed Mr. Jarr hidden in his blanket, is wheeled off to the sanitarium. There Mr. Jarr finally convinces the doctors of the truth of his story, and his handcuffs are filed off. Meanwhile, the self-appointed reformer has warned the New York police, and a detective meets the train. Of course, Jarr is not found, and Miss Grimm accuses Fatima of aiding her alleged abductor to escape, but the fat lady proves to be somewhat of a militant herself and comes out decidedly victorious. The consequence is that when Jarr gets home his wife tells him that the lecture on social conditions they were going to hear has been indefinitely postponed on account of the lady lecturer having been assaulted on the train. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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Name	Known for
Harry Davenport Mr. Jarr Mr. Jarr See fewer	Gone with the Wind (1939)
Rose Tapley Mrs. Jarr Mrs. Jarr See fewer	As You Like It (1912)
Audrey Berry Emma Jarr Emma Jarr See fewer	The Jarr Family Discovers Harlem (1915)
Paul Kelly Willie Jarr Willie Jarr See fewer	Flying Tigers (1942)
Julia Swayne Gordon Vera Grimms - Lady Reformer Vera Grimms - Lady Reformer See fewer	My Lady's Slipper (1916)
Charles Eldridge Jabez Smith Jabez Smith See fewer	As You Like It (1912)
Sabel Johnson Fatima Fatima See fewer	The Jazz Girl (1926)
Jack Brawn Actor Actor See fewer	Dream of a Rarebit Fiend (1906)
Frank Bunny Actor Actor See fewer	A Night Out (1916)
Roy Wilson Actor Actor See fewer	Prehistoric Hayseeds (1923)