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Father’s Choice

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Father wants Mabel to marry a little, wealthy shrimp. She is in love with Charlie, a big, strapping fellow. Mabel is locked up in the house, but her lover sets the house on fire, and In the confusion runs to the minister's house with her. Father and his choice pursue, but Mabel and her lover hide in the chimney. Father sticks around with a big gun, and Mabel and her lover make up as negroes and are married, father being persuaded to act as best man.

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 1913-04-10

Runtime: 5 mins

Director: Henry Lehrman

Spoken language: No Language

Genres: Comedy

Original title: Father’s Choice

Production Companies: Keystone Film Company

Production Countries: United States of America

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