His Athletic Wife (1913)
- Genre
- silent film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 6 min
- Rating
- 7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This early silent comedy short follows a woman with athletic interests which causes humorous friction at home. Her husband must deal with the unexpected events that arise from her active lifestyle.
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What happens
His Athletic Wife is a 1913 silent comedy film short starring Wallace Beery, Gertrude Forbes and Robert Bolder. This is currently believed to have been Beery's first film in his 36-year career of acting in more than 250 films. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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