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Skelley’s Birthday
(1914) United States of America
B&W : Short film
Directed by Eddie Dillon (Edward Dillon)
Cast: Charles Murray [Skelley], Louise Orth [Mary Skelley], Gilbert Gregory
Biograph Company production; distributed by The General Film Company, Incorporated. / From a screen story by Eddie Dillon (Edward Dillon). / Released 4 April 1914; in a split-reel with Bill Tell, Pawn Broker (1914). / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.
Comedy.
Synopsis: [?] [From The Moving Picture World]? At her late-Saturday marketing, Mrs. Skelley suddenly remembered it was Skelley’s birthday. A bargain in eggs, she decided to make a cake. The eggs were back numbers, but Mrs. Skelley declared the bargain the best in the market. The party was on. That was Skelley’s cue to get rid of Mary’s fond lover, the ribbon-counter clerk. He certainly made a mess of him, and Mary Skelley decided that a fireman husband was better than a ribbon clerk.
Reviews: [The Moving Picture World, 18 April 1914, page ?] This is really a funny offering and is appreciated as much by the spectators. Charles Murray gets in some of his “old time” stunts, with eggs, that get clear over to the back seats easily. A good picture in every respect.
Survival status: (unknown)
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Listing updated: 15 April 2024.
References: Spehr-American p. 3 : Website-IMDb.
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