Lawrence, employed by a large banking house, receives his share in a yearly division of profits and hurries to surprise his wife. On reaching the flat he finds a note from her saying that she has gone shopping. The house is upset, but Lawrence attempts to get himself some lunch, grumbling at her absence. He has no sooner seated himself at the table when the bell rings and a C.O.D. package arrives. He pays for it, but other packages arrive and he is frantic at the extravagance. When the last one has been paid for, his money is nearly all gone and he determines to teach her a lesson. He therefore puts the bedroom in a disordered condition and leaves a note saying that her extravagance has driven him to embezzle, that detectives even now may be after him. To add more color to the plot he gets the remainder of the day off, and going to a costumer's, disguises himself as a detective and returns to the flat to frighten his wife. In the meantime, however, she has returned, found the note and rushed off to the bank to plead for mercy with the president. He comforts her but gives the note to the bank detectives who hurry after Lawrence. He is in the apartment when the officers arrive and the disguise adds to the suspicions of the detective who refuse to believe the story he tells and hurry him off to jail. The wife sees her husband being arrested and follows to the station house. He is flung into a cell and she telephones to her father who joins her in short order. The bank president has arrived and the explanation satisfies him. Suspicion is laid by word that the bank examiners have found no shortage in their annual examination completed that noon and Lawrence is released, completely cured of any desire to play practical jokes again, but having succeeded in showing his wife the danger of extravagance.
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The Biter Bitten Trivia
The Biter Bitten wurde am 9. März 1913 veröffentlicht.
The Biter Bitten hat eine Spielzeit von 11 Min..
Lawrence, employed by a large banking house, receives his share in a yearly division of profits and hurries to surprise his wife. On reaching the flat he finds a note from her saying that she has gone shopping. The house is upset, but Lawrence attempts to get himself some lunch, grumbling at her absence. He has no sooner seated himself at the table when the bell rings and a C.O.D. package arrives. He pays for it, but other packages arrive and he is frantic at the extravagance. When the last one has been paid for, his money is nearly all gone and he determines to teach her a lesson. He therefore puts the bedroom in a disordered condition and leaves a note saying that her extravagance has driven him to embezzle, that detectives even now may be after him. To add more color to the plot he gets the remainder of the day off, and going to a costumer's, disguises himself as a detective and returns to the flat to frighten his wife. In the meantime, however, she has returned, found the note and rushed off to the bank to plead for mercy with the president. He comforts her but gives the note to the bank detectives who hurry after Lawrence. He is in the apartment when the officers arrive and the disguise adds to the suspicions of the detective who refuse to believe the story he tells and hurry him off to jail. The wife sees her husband being arrested and follows to the station house. He is flung into a cell and she telephones to her father who joins her in short order. The bank president has arrived and the explanation satisfies him. Suspicion is laid by word that the bank examiners have found no shortage in their annual examination completed that noon and Lawrence is released, completely cured of any desire to play practical jokes again, but having succeeded in showing his wife the danger of extravagance.
Die Hauptcharaktere in The Biter Bitten sind Lawrence's Wife (Laura Lyman).
The Biter Bitten ist eine Short, Drama Film.