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The Tightwad

The Tightwad

1914Short
ShortComedy

Tobias Frye prefers to bank his money in the fireplace. He scorns all modern improvements, and his wife and daughter drudge from morning till night. An up-to-date young man, Frank Hastings, is in love with Julia Frye. He is a "tro...

Director
N/A
Writers
N/A
Stars
Fred Gamble, Joe Harris, Afton Minear
Release Date
November 3, 1914
Language
None, English
Country
United States
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Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Fred Gamble
Fred Gamble
as Tobias Frye - the Tightwad
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Joe Harris
as Tom Hastings
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Afton Minear
as Julia Frye
Mary Scott
Mary Scott
as Mrs. Frye - Julia's Mother
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Perry Banks
as Slick Sam

🎬 Technical Specs

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

🎯 Categories

ComedyShort

⭐ Featured Review

A safe guess for the program
by deickemeyer2019-03-31

"A picture especially to please the ladies, for when Tightwad has been cured, he gets all the newest conveniences to help in the housework. Housework is surely going to be easy when all the new wrinkles become cheap and handy. The story is farcical and is fresh enough to go with all kinds in the audience. It is commendable as a safe guess for the program. - The Moving Picture World, November 7, 1914..."

📖 Synopsis

Tobias Frye prefers to bank his money in the fireplace. He scorns all modern improvements, and his wife and daughter drudge from morning till night. An up-to-date young man, Frank Hastings, is in love with Julia Frye. He is a "tro...