Why He Gave Up

1911
12m

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Hubby is anxious to get away for a little time at the beach with the boys, and works up a quarrel with wifey over a new hat, the bill for which he is asked to pay. Making this excuse, he goe... Read allHubby is anxious to get away for a little time at the beach with the boys, and works up a quarrel with wifey over a new hat, the bill for which he is asked to pay. Making this excuse, he goes off with his chums. The wife is an expert swimmer and diver and is invited to attend a m... Read allHubby is anxious to get away for a little time at the beach with the boys, and works up a quarrel with wifey over a new hat, the bill for which he is asked to pay. Making this excuse, he goes off with his chums. The wife is an expert swimmer and diver and is invited to attend a meet of the ladies' swimming club, of which she was formerly a member. Her husband's treatm... Read all

Directors
- Henry Lehrman
- Mack Sennett
Writers
- Elmer Booth
- George Hennessy
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Directors
- Henry Lehrman
- Mack Sennett
Writers
- Elmer Booth
- George Hennessy
Stars

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Released as a split reel along with the comedy Abe Gets Even with Father (1911).

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That Biograph girl who swims and dives like a mermaid

The first picture on this split reel was funny, but this farce-comedy is even funnier; it is better in every way. Hubbie was a gay bird. He pretended to be in a great fury because wifey ordered a new hat. Wifey is played by that Biograph girl who swims and dives like a mermaid. Hubby went down to the shore to have a good time with the boys and girls. He didn't know wifey also was going to be there. From a distance he sees wifey's diving and tries to get acquainted, slips a note into her dressing room asking her to make a date. She does, and with mother not far away keeps the tryst. It is very funny from first to last and the audience applauded it heartily. - The Moving Picture World, December 16, 1911