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Efficiency Edgar's Courtship (1917)

ALL 09/03/1917 (en) Comedy 44 Min
  • Release
    09/03/1917
  • Production
    The Essanay Film Manufacturing Company
  • Rotten tomato
    50%
  • Original title
    Efficiency Edgar's Courtship
  • Original language
    en
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
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Overview

Efficiency wins success in business; why not in love? Edgar Bumpus, a rising young man, applies this reasoning to his courtship of Mary Pierce. He first eliminates Wimple, his closest competitor, who plays a guitar, by learning to play a saxophone, which makes louder noise, and by sending Mary flowers and candy each time Wimple calls on her. The plan works O.K., until the saxophone disturbs Mr. Pierce's slumbers. He and Edgar clash and the latter is forbidden to visit Mary any more. Edgar employs a clipping bureau to send news items to Mr. Pierce which tells of the troubles young girls get into when their fathers refuse to let them have beaux. One eloped with a milkman; another disappeared. This has no effect upon Mr. Pierce, however, except to make him hate Edgar more. However, the youth's persistence finally wins Mary's love. Then Edgar plays his trump card. He gets Mary to sign a legal agreement to forfeit $10,000 to him, unless she marries him.

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  1. Taylor Holmes

    Edgar Bumpus

  2. Virginia Valli

    Mary Pierce

  3. Ernest Maupain

    Mr. Pierce

  4. Rod La Rocque

    Wimple

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Casts : 4 , Crews : 1

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Efficiency Edgar's Courtship (1917) 44 Min

ALL 09/03/1917 (en)
Comedy
  • Release 09/03/1917
  • Production
    The Essanay Film Manufacturing Company
  • Original title Efficiency Edgar's Courtship
  • en
  • Revenue0.00

Overview

Efficiency wins success in business; why not in love? Edgar Bumpus, a rising young man, applies this reasoning to his courtship of Mary Pierce. He first eliminates Wimple, his closest competitor, who plays a guitar, by learning to play a saxophone, which makes louder noise, and by sending Mary flowers and candy each time Wimple calls on her. The plan works O.K., until the saxophone disturbs Mr. Pierce's slumbers. He and Edgar clash and the latter is forbidden to visit Mary any more. Edgar employs a clipping bureau to send news items to Mr. Pierce which tells of the troubles young girls get into when their fathers refuse to let them have beaux. One eloped with a milkman; another disappeared. This has no effect upon Mr. Pierce, however, except to make him hate Edgar more. However, the youth's persistence finally wins Mary's love. Then Edgar plays his trump card. He gets Mary to sign a legal agreement to forfeit $10,000 to him, unless she marries him.

  1. Lawrence C. Windom

    Director

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  4. Producer



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