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  • Tobias Turns the Tables (1913)
  • Short | Short, Comedy, Drama
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Tobias Turns the Tables (1913)
Short | Short, Comedy, Drama
The recruit of the U.S. Infantry, Tobias Yoakum, incurs the displeasure of his colonel by poor showing at drill, and he is given hard labor until he decides that he can and will master military movements. The colonel's wife is herself a ...See moreThe recruit of the U.S. Infantry, Tobias Yoakum, incurs the displeasure of his colonel by poor showing at drill, and he is given hard labor until he decides that he can and will master military movements. The colonel's wife is herself a shrew, follows up her consort's dislike to Tobias, when he is placed in humiliating service in the colonel's house. While there, he encounters the maid, and forms an attraction which culminates in a kiss. Just about this time the mistress appears on the scene; the colonel is informed, and Tobias, now truly "in bad," is escorted to the guardhouse. Following this, the maid, with feminine inconsistency, declares that the kiss did not materially damage her, that she almost liked it, and now regrets her hasty action in screaming and calling the attention of her mistress to the contribution. Tobias is released and when on guard duty, finds opportunity to get back at the colonel's wife by arresting her for using a camera on military reservation, which unknown to her, is against orders. Tobias refuses to swerve from his sworn duty and places the colonel's wife in the guardhouse. This is all done during the absence of the colonel, and the shrewish one is obliged to remain imprisoned for hours. When he hears the news on returning, he is in a fine frame of mind to appreciate the humor of the situation. When she gets her freedom, she instantly demands that Tobias be scalped alive, but the colonel has suddenly taken a great liking to the raw recruit, who has improved in his eyes, so he lets him go scot free. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less
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Director
Oscar Eagle
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William Nicholas Selig
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Updated Aug 19, 1913
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Aug 19, 1913 (United States)

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Charles Clary's primary photo
Charles Clary
Tobias Yoakum Tobias Yoakum   See fewer
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Frank Wood
Colonel Stanton Colonel Stanton   See fewer
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Rose Evans
The Colonel's Wife The Colonel's Wife   See fewer
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Alma Russell
Cordelia - the Colonel's Maid Cordelia - the Colonel's Maid   See fewer
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