The First 100 Years (1924)

The First 100 Years

1924

Thriller Comedy

Synopsis

A man saves his lady love from Black Mike then comes wedded bliss. He hires a cook, who's brusque, domineering, and constantly smoking a cigar. Out of the blue, the couple gets a visit from his old friend, Roland Stone, bluff and portly. Roland befriends our newly-wed's wife, and this friendship deepens after the husband hires a new cook, the lovely Miss Gainsborough, who gives her boss a little too much friendly attention. That night, a prowler skulks, Miss Gainsborough faints, the newly-wed husband comes to her rescue, and she grabs him and holds on. His wife is offended and determines to leave with Roland. Is the marriage over?

Credits

Director

F. Richard Jones

Harry Sweet

Cast

Alice Day as His Wife

Fanny Kelly as Employment Agency Prospect (uncredited)

Frank J. Coleman as His Friend (as Frank Coleman)

Harry Langdon as A Newly-Wed

Leo Sulky as Hypnotist (uncredited)

Louise Carver as His First Cook

Madeline Hurlock as His Second Cook