Bob and Dick both secretly love Dorothy but are too timid to propose. Bob rehearses his proposal to Dorothy, accidentally proposing to the maid, who accepts. Dick arrives, leading to a comical standoff. The maid reveals Bob's "proposal" to the chef, who, jealous, bursts in with a knife. Dorothy, finally arriving, clarifies the misunderstanding, and Bob proposes to her, leaving Dick as best man.
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Augustus Phillips
Bob - Dorothy's Bashful Suitor
Also in
A Christmas Accident
The Grim Game
William Wadsworth
Dick - Dorothy's Other Suitor
Also in
A Christmas Accident
Friends, Romans and Leo
Bigelow Cooper
The Florist
Also in
The Crime of Carelessness
The Land Beyond the Sunset
Alice Washburn
Jane - the Housemaid
Also in
Snow White
Over the Back Fence
Edna Flugrath
Dorothy - the Daughter of the House
Also in
A Christmas Carol
The Ring and the Rajah
Richard Ridgely
The Chef - the Housemaid's Sweetheart
Also in
Revenge Is Sweet
A Test of Friendship
C.J. Williams Director · John Kendrick Bangs Story
United States release December 21, 1912 · Produced in United States
Production
Edison Studios
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United States
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English
Spoken on screen
No dialogue
Release dates
United States · December 21, 1912
Theatrical
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