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Stenographer Wanted
Also known as {Stenographers Wanted}
(1912) United States of America
B&W : Short film
Directed by (unknown)
Cast: John Bunny [?] [Mr. Brown or Mr. Hanks]?, Kate Price [?] [Mrs. Brown or Mrs. Hanks]?, Charles Eldridge [?] [Mr. Jones or Mr. Shanks]?, Julia Swayne Gordon [?] [Mrs. Jones or Mrs. Shanks]?, Lillian Walker [the blonde stenographer], Leah Baird [the brunette stenographer], Flora Finch [the chosen stenographer], Ferris Harcourt [the office boy]
The Vitagraph Company of America production; distributed by The General Film Company, Incorporated. / Released 26 February 1912. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.
Comedy.
Synopsis: [?] [From The Moving Picture World]? Hanks and Shanks advertise for a young lady stenographer; in response they are deluged with a bevy of pretty girls who apply for the position. The office boy receives them with great dignity. When the two bosses arrive they find making a choice very difficult, but finally pick two. While they are trying them out, a homely old maid comes in and insists upon seeing the heads. Shanks peeps from his private office and falls into his chair. Hanks then takes a look and falls on top of Shanks. The stenographer dares a look and falls into Hanks’ lap. While in this position, Mrs. Hanks and Mrs. Shanks arrive and find their husbands with the pretty young stenographer in their arms. The two wives employ the old maid. This is too much for the two partners, so they leave the office and seek consolation with a “bracer” at a nearby café.
Survival status: (unknown)
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Keywords: Offices - Secretaries - Stenographers - Typewriters
Listing updated: 7 October 2023.
References: Kerr-Silent p. 56; Lahue-World p. 15 : Website-IMDb.
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