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An Eventful Elopement

Jun 1, 1912

0h 12m

★ 0.0

Overview

Emphatically opposed to Jack Moss, old Mr. McGillicuddy puts the ban on his marriage to his daughter Dolly. The old gentleman is adamant to the appeals of the young lovers and interposes his interference on every occasion, when they get together. McGillicuddy is seized with an attack of the gout, which handicaps him, and it is then Jack arranges with Dolly to elope.

Genres

Comedy

Romance

Production Companies

Vitagraph Company of America

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Cast

Mr. McGillicuddy - an Old Man with the Gout

John Bunny

Dolly McGillicuddy - the Old Man's Daughter

Lillian Walker

Mrs. McGillicuddy - Dolly's Mother

Kate Price

Jack Moss - the Girl's Sweetheart

James Morrison

Mr. Wright - Pronubial Father

Charles Eldridge

Mrs. Wright - Pronubial Mother

Mary Maurice

Mabel Wright - Daughter of Pronubial Couple

Rosemary Theby

Charley Fortune - Mabel's Sweetheart

Tom Powers

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