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A House Divided
(1913) United States of America
B&W : One reel
Directed by Alice Guy-Blaché
Cast: Fraunie Fraunholz [Gerald Hutton], Marian Swayne [Diana Hutton]
Solax Film Corporation production; distributed by Exclusive Supply Corporation. / Produced by Alice Guy-Blaché. / No copyright registration. Released 2 May 1913. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The production was shot in April 1913 at Solax’s studio in Fort Lee, New Jersey. Solax release number 279.
Comedy.
Synopsis: While at the office one day a husband is approached by a perfume salesman who squirts a sample on his lapel. Meanwhile at home a wife sets aside a found pair of gloves. The husband comes home, the wife discovers the smell of perfume and suspects her husband has been dallying with his secretary. He discovers the gloves and suspects that she has had a gentleman caller while he has been at work. They contact their lawyer and sign a separation contract. Eventually, the misunderstanding is discovered and the couple make up, much to the dismay of their attorney.
Survival status: Print exists in the Library of Congress film archive (American Film Institute collection).
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Keywords: Cellars - Communication: Telephones - Documents - Games: Card - Gloves - Handwriting - Kitchens: Sinks - Law: Lawyers, Legal agreements - Letters - Maids - Musical instruments: Pianos - Offices: Office boys, Secretaries - Pens - Perfume - Salesmen - Screens - Separations - Typewriters - Weapons: Guns
Listing updated: 21 March 2012.
References: Film credits, film viewing : Leyda-Before pp. 83, 151 : Documentary-Slide : Website-IMDb.
Home video: Blu-ray Disc, DVD.
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