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Leave It to Smiley
(1914) United States of America
B&W : One reel
Directed by Eddie Dillon (Edward Dillon)
Cast: Fay Tincher [the ingenue], Tod Browning [the actor], Tammany Young [Smiley], Baldy Belmont (Joseph Belmont) [the manager], Max Davidson, Eddie Dillon (Edward Dillon)
Komic Company production; distributed by Mutual Film Corporation. / Scenario by Marc Edmond Jones, from a screen story by [?] Marc Edmond Jones? / Released 26 July 1914. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.
Comedy.
Synopsis: [Reel Life, 25 July 1914, page ?] With the opening performance a fizzle, the members of Nigh[t]ingale Light Opera Company are decidedly on their uppers. Smiley and the tragedian, however, decide upon a plan whereby they may eat and drink. After the tragedian has finished a thirteen-course dinner in the city’s best restaurant, Smiley enters and bangs him on the head with a wicked looking club. The tragedian hurries from the restaurant to chase his assailant and incidentally forgets to pay his bill. The same trick is played elsewhere successfully. Finally the tragedian and Smiley are discovered by their irate dupes reinforced by two of the village cops. A long chase follows and at the finish Smiley and the tragedian get theirs.
Reviews: [The Moving Picture World, 8 August 1914, page ?] A laugh-maker that is a sure guess for exhibitors. The theatrical company has gone broke and two of the players decide to get out. How they get along on their wits makes fresh irresistible fun. Well acted and clear, it makes a fine offering.
Survival status: (unknown)
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Listing updated: 28 October 2022.
References: Skal-Browning p. 241 : Website-IMDb.
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