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  • The Fable of the Statesman Who Didn't Make Good (1915)
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The Fable of the Statesman Who Didn't Make Good (1915)
Short | Comedy, Short
Once there was a bluff whose long suit was glittering generalities. He hated work, but could be heard a mile, so he became a statesman. About to be shown up by an investigating committee, he made a speech about "Our Heroic Dead on a ...See moreOnce there was a bluff whose long suit was glittering generalities. He hated work, but could be heard a mile, so he became a statesman. About to be shown up by an investigating committee, he made a speech about "Our Heroic Dead on a Hundred Battlefields." It was simply impossible for such a thunderous patriot to be a crook. In due time he married a widow, and ten days later our statesman came home much saturated one 4 a.m. in a deep-sea-going hack. In the morning, wife had statesman upon the carpet. "Madam," said he, "during a long career as a servant of the peepul-" "Nix, nix!" said the wife, "let go the flying rings and get back to earth!" "From the rock-bound hills of Maine to the Everglades-" he began. "Forget the Everglades," interrupted the wife. "To adjust yourself with wifey you must come down to cases!" So he went out and bought a $22 hat to square himself. Moral: Some women should be given the right to vote. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less
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George Ade (story)
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Updated Oct 6, 1915
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Oct 6, 1915 (United States)

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Harry Dunkinson
The Statesman The Statesman   See fewer
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Frances Raymond
The Statesman's Wife (as Frankie Raymond) The Statesman's Wife (as Frankie Raymond)   See fewer
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