Country: United
States
Language:
English
Stars: John
Bunny, Flora Finch and Helene Costello
Release Date: 12
September 1911 (USA)
Production Co:
Vitagraph Company of America
Runtime: 14 min
(19 fps)
Sound Mix:
Silent
Color: Black and
White
Plot Keywords:
Nurse | Governess | Widower | Sister | Jealousy | Cigar Smoking | Marriage Proposal | Haircut | Spanking
Genres: Comedy |
Short
A widower
becomes infatuated with his daughter's governess, to the displeasure of the
child and her nurse. A widower has been bringing up his young daughter with the
help of a nurse. The widower's sister, though, considers the child to be
spoiled and undisciplined, so she insists on hiring a strict governess for the
girl. When the governess arrives, both the daughter and the nurse dislike her,
but the father is captivated by the governess's long, wavy, chestnut-colored
hair. When the father asks the governess to marry him, the nurse and the
daughter realize that they have to act quickly.
Trivia
One of the 50
films in the 4-disk boxed DVD set called "Treasures from American Film
Archives (2000)", compiled by the National Film Preservation Foundation
from 18 American film archives. This film was preserved by the UCLA Film and
Television Archive. This version has a piano music score and runs 14 minutes.
Only 4 of John Bunny's 162 films are known to have survived.
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