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House to Let; or, The New Tenants
(1908) United States of America
B&W : 438 feet
Directed by (unknown)
Cast: (unknown)
The Vitagraph Company of America production; distributed by The Vitagraph Company of America. / © 1 February 1908 by The Vitagraph Company of America [H105774]. Released 29 February 1908. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.
Comedy.
Synopsis: [?] [From The Moving Picture World]? Outside his house a man is tacking up signs, “To Let, Furnished.” He finishes, enters and finds his wife packing up a few articles and dressing. A cat is seen in the room, but no attention is paid to it. The couple pick up their grips, close the door and jump into a cab and drive away. But a short time has elapsed when two tramps, one stout, the other thin, walk past, observe the sign, and decide it is a good place to “camp.” They force open a window, crawl through, approach the hat rack before which they bow and courtesy, hang their dilapidated garments and umbrella on it, and prepare for a “royal good time.” One acts as host, invites his partner into the kitchen, dons an apron and proceeds to fix up a good meal. During preparation dishes are broken, things spilled, etc. After their repast the two “visitors” enter the man’s den, appropriate cigars and drink; one puts on a smoking jacket, the other slippers, and then walk into the library, smoking. Taking comfortable chairs they pass their time enjoyably, looking over photo-album, commenting on pictures. Suddenly the cat is spied. One grabs it, opens the window, throws it out. A policeman is standing directly underneath, and upon his head the thoroughly frightened animal lands and makes its presence known, Leaving the officer struggling to extricate himself from the dilemma, we return inside the house. The two tramps pass from the library into the sleeping room, where things look so inviting that they decide to take a nap. They disrobe, put on night clothes, tumble into bed, and are soon lost in slumber. The cop outside, after a hard struggle, separates himself from the cat, looks about, discovers the window open, and starts an investigation. Inside the house he finds the hats on the rack; the kitchen is in disorder. He takes a drink and goes into the library where traces of recent occupancy are found. The bedroom is finally reached, the two tramps are sleeping peacefully. He stands for a moment contemplating the “sleeping beauties,” then much to their dismay wakes them up and marches them off to jail.
Survival status: (unknown)
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Listing updated: 10 December 2024.
References: Slide-BigV p. 178 : Website-AFI; Website-IMDb.
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