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Skelley Buys a Hotel
(1914) United States of America
B&W : Split-reel
Directed by Eddie Dillon (Edward Dillon)
Cast: Charles Murray [Skelley]
Biograph Company production; distributed by The General Film Company, Incorporated. / From a screen story by Eddie Dillon (Edward Dillon). / Released 9 February 1914; in a split-reel with One Thousand to One Shot (1914). / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.
Comedy.
Synopsis: [?] [From The Moving Picture World]? Fate and the ash-can gave Skelley and Gilly a checkbook. Not being up in high finance they bought a hotel, affixing their worthy signatures to a check. What needed they of “help?” So they ran the place to suit themselves. A good time they had until the irate proprietor rushed back with the bogus check.
Reviews: [The Moving Picture World, 28 February 1914, page ?] This vaudeville farce is made very laughable in parts, especially by the work of Charles Murray. The house seemed to enjoy it much. It has speedy action and fun.
Survival status: (unknown)
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Listing updated: 15 April 2024.
References: Spehr-American p. 3 : Website-IMDb.
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