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April Fool
(1911) United States of America
B&W : One reel
Directed by (unknown)
Cast: Leonie Flugrath (Shirley Mason)
Edison Manufacturing Company production; distributed by The General Film Company, Incorporated. / Released 29 March 1911. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.
Comedy.
Synopsis: [?] [From The Moving Picture World]? The story begins with the waking up of the little heroine by her small tot of a sister, who comes in in her nightie and after throwing a pillow at her, calls her excitedly to the window and bids her look out. Of course when she looks out there is nothing to be seen there, and April Fool’s Day has started. Then we see two very youthful lovers on their way to school. The boy stops at the gate and carries her books for her and when he reaches school, taking from his pocket a small bag of candy, he offers it to her. She takes a large piece and a large bite of the large piece, and then finds that the candy is loaded with vinegar. Of course she proceeds to get even by puncturing holes in an apple and filling the holes with pepper, but the young man is too smart for her, for he substitutes an apple of his own and apparently eats the peppered one with great gusto. Then shifting again, he thrusts upon her the peppered apple and she is caught at her own trick. Of course this is too much for the young lady and she goes home alone, refusing to see him and shutting him out of the front door when he follows her on to the front porch. Being something of a diplomat, the young man procures another partner to go to school with him, and our little heroine sees her best man paying attentions to another girl. When he gives her a piece of cake and accepts a button-hole bouquet, the climax of jealousy is reached. After school, on the way home, the young lady drops her belt into a puddle of water and not wishing to soil her hands, tries to fish it out with a stick. Our small hero comes along and offers his assistance, which is scornfully refused at first, the reason being given that he is wearing a buttonhole bouquet of another young lady. He gallantly tears this off and flings it to the ground and offers his services again. This time they are accepted. Then he decides that the will not get the belt without a kiss. Sitting on an old stile the two youngsters play for this kiss, the girl holding off and the small boy following her. Suddenly they realize that an April shower is coming. The young man runs down the steps of the stile and picks up the umbrella which he has carried. Now the rain begins to pour down in earnest and the little lady asks him to put the umbrella over her, but he still holds off until she gives him the promised kiss. Meantime they are both getting drenched to the skin in a realistic thunder shower, which finally forces the young lady to accede and the kiss is given.
Survival status: (unknown)
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Listing updated: 9 April 2020.
References: Website-IMDb.
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