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  • A Match in Quarantine (1917)
  • Short | Short, Comedy
A Match in Quarantine (1917)
Short | Short, Comedy
Otto and Aunt Zasu live side by side and conduct their quarrels over the line hedge. Otto's niece, Matie, and Aunt Zasu's nephew, John, fall in love and are threatened with disinheritance by their kin unless they stay away from each other....See moreOtto and Aunt Zasu live side by side and conduct their quarrels over the line hedge. Otto's niece, Matie, and Aunt Zasu's nephew, John, fall in love and are threatened with disinheritance by their kin unless they stay away from each other. John paints "Let's Elope" on Matie's dog and they get away from their watchful relatives. On the way to the minister they notify the health department that there is smallpox at Otto's house and the inspectors arrive as Aunt Zasu is searching Otto's house for her nephew. The elopers steal the health department flivver and are arrested for speeding. After a night in jail, with Otto and Aunt Zasu spending the night in quarantine, they secure freedom through the efforts of their friend, the judge, who marries them outside the cell door. They bribe the health officers to lift the quarantine, and upon announcing their marriage are ordered from the house. The judge goes back to plead for them and Aunt Zasu orders him to marry her to Otto. Written by Moving Picture World, July 28, 1917 See less
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M. de la Parelle
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Updated Jul 24, 1917
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Jul 24, 1917 (United States)

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