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Josh’s Suicide
(1911) United States of America
B&W : Split-reel
Directed by Henry Lehrman and Mack Sennett
Cast: Fred Mace [Josh], Eddie Dillon (Edward Dillon) [the messenger], J. Jiquel Lanoe, Claire McDowell [the girl at the party], W.C. Robinson, Charles West
Biograph Company production; distributed by The General Film Company, Incorporated. / Released 12 October 1911; in a split-reel with Trailing the Counterfeiter (1911). / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.
Comedy.
Synopsis: [?] [From The Moving Picture World]? Josh doesn’t like the way things go at home and decides to quit and get out. Later, his wife gets what purports to be his farewell letter, which is intended to lead her to believe he has committed suicide. He, however, goes to New York to have a good time, and he does, “by gosh.” The wife, believing herself a widow, makes a trip to New York with her admirer. Well, you may guess the rest.
Survival status: Print exists in the Museum of Modern Art film archive.
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Listing updated: 24 April 2025.
References: Spehr-American p. 2 : Website-IMDb : with additional information provided by Manish Patwari.
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