Maurice Costello wants a few minutes alone with Clara Kimball Young so he can propose marriage to her, but they never get a moment. He mother keeps bringing along young men, or older ones wander up, only to fall asleep or race away to lean over the leeward rail in this Vitagraph comedy.
It's an amusing situation with some nice variety in the would-be suitors, including Clara's real life husband, James Young, as "Count Brainless". Another plus for this short film is the fact that, once the situation is set up, the incidents proceed in a purely visual fashion. This one only has a couple of titles. Happily, the acting is broad enough for comedy, but not so broad as to be annoying.
If you wish to see this funny little comedy, a good copy has been posted on the Eye Institute site on Youtube.
It's an amusing situation with some nice variety in the would-be suitors, including Clara's real life husband, James Young, as "Count Brainless". Another plus for this short film is the fact that, once the situation is set up, the incidents proceed in a purely visual fashion. This one only has a couple of titles. Happily, the acting is broad enough for comedy, but not so broad as to be annoying.
If you wish to see this funny little comedy, a good copy has been posted on the Eye Institute site on Youtube.
