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The Fable of the Two Sensational Failures

The Fable of the Two Sensational Failures

1915Short
ComedyShort

Mr. and Mrs. Rutherford Wilton told their son, Oliver Cromwell, that he was going to be a great diplomat. As soon as Oliver was planted in college, the parents turned their attention to Eloise, who had not worked out according to ...

Director
N/A
Writers
N/A
Stars
Ernest Maupain, Helen Dunbar, Lloyd Holton
Release Date
May 19, 1915
Language
None, English
Country
United States
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Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Ernest Maupain
Ernest Maupain
as Mr. Rutherford Wilton
Helen Dunbar
Helen Dunbar
as Mrs. Jessamine Wilton
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Lloyd Holton
as Oliver Cromwell Wilton - the Son
Ruth Stonehouse
Ruth Stonehouse
as Eloise Wilton - the Daughter

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Production
The Essanay Film Manufacturing Company

🏷️ Keywords

satireamericana

🎯 Categories

ComedyShort

⭐ Featured Review

Provocative of much laughter
by deickemeyer2020-01-21

""If luck breaks right, any liability may become an asset" is the practical lesson taught by this George Ade one-reel comedy. It also takes a quiet shot at the present dance craze among the aged and the heavyweights, and is provocative of much laughter. Lloyd Holton and Ruth Stonehouse are the two failures who become assets at the finish. - The Moving Picture World, June 5, 1915..."

📖 Synopsis

Mr. and Mrs. Rutherford Wilton told their son, Oliver Cromwell, that he was going to be a great diplomat. As soon as Oliver was planted in college, the parents turned their attention to Eloise, who had not worked out according to ...