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A Flyer in Spring Water
(1915) United States of America
B&W : One reel
Directed by Eddie Dillon (Edward Dillon)
Cast: Tammany Young [Bill], Fay Tincher [Ethel], Bobby Feuhrer (Bobby Ray) [Izzy], Tod Browning [Mr. Hadley, the boss], Sylvia Ashton [the wife], Max Davidson, Eddie Dillon (Edward Dillon)
Komic Company production; distributed by Mutual Film Corporation. / From a screen story by Paul West. / Released 17 January 1915. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The 15th film in the “Bill the Office Boy” series.
Comedy.
Synopsis: [Reel Life, 9 January 1915, page ?] Ethel’s sweetheart makes her a present of a large bottle of perfume. Bill and Izzy hit upon the brilliant scheme of filling empty bottles and selling them for spring water. But when they turn the faucet they discover that the odor is not precisely what might be expected from nature’s crystal wells, so they steal Ethel’s perfume and doctor their bum goods. It chances that another office holder who has bought water from Billand Izzy spills some on his coat. His wife notices the odor, becomes suspicious, and traces it to Ethel. Ethel does a little detective work, and the two office boys are caught in the act. But his latest venture costs Bill his job. / [From Moving Picture World] Ethel’s sweetheart makes her a present of a large bottle of perfume. Bill and Izzy hit upon the brilliant scheme of filling empty bottles and selling them for spring water. But when they turn the faucet they discover that the odor is not precisely what might be expected from nature’s crystal wells, so they steal Ethel’s perfume and doctor their bum goods. It chances that another office holder, who has bought water from Bill and Izzy spills some on his coat. His wife notices the odor, and becoming suspicious, she traces it to Ethel. Ethel does a little detective work, and the two office boys are caught in the act. But his latest venture costs Bill his job.
Reviews: [The Moving Picture World, 30 January 1915, page ?] No. 15 of the “Bill the Office Boy” series with Fay Tincher. There can be no question about the quality of this offering. It is distinctly a good one. The office boy and his pal decide to make some money on peddling “spring” water, fresh from the upstairs tap, to their employers, taking advantage of a complaint made against the city water. To dispel its unpleasant odor the stenographer’s perfume bottle is made use of, hence a pretty mix-up of affairs ensues.
Survival status: (unknown)
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Listing updated: 29 October 2022.
References: Skal-Browning pp. 254-255 : Website-IMDb.
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