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  • Starting Something (1911)
  • Short | 8 min | Short, Comedy
Starting Something (1911)
Short | 8 min | Short, Comedy

Clay Woodruff objects to the way his wife dresses when she goes for a walk, so she changes to a suit exactly like his. He, to get even, puts on her dress and hat, but when they see each other they are about to compromise and put on their ...See moreClay Woodruff objects to the way his wife dresses when she goes for a walk, so she changes to a suit exactly like his. He, to get even, puts on her dress and hat, but when they see each other they are about to compromise and put on their own clothes, when in walks Aunt Mariah in a harem skirt cut in a very extreme style. Seeing this, Clay decides that this is the limit and forthwith goes on a drunk. His wife and aunt try to cure him by means of mental suggestion, telling him the liquor he drank has been poisoned with morphine and that he must keep dancing or he will die. The butler, coming in with a milk antidote, learns why Clay is dancing and he forthwith begins to execute the same movements, for he too has been at the decanter. The maid arrives upon the scene, and learning the reason, immediately starts to dance too. She has not been behind the others in sampling the bottle. In a like manner the wife and aunt join the party and they all dance to the telephone and call the doctor. The doctor arrives and before anybody can stop him he has sampled the beverage, and when they tell him that he is poisoned we see that he is as vigorous a dancer as any of them. Finally, after they are all worn out they find that it was a mistake arising from the efforts of Mrs. Woodruff in trying the mental suggestion cure. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less
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Updated Jul 5, 1911

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Jul 5, 1911 (United States)

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