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The Devilish Romeo
(1921) United States of America
B&W : Two reels
Directed by Frank C. Griffin
Cast: Hallam Cooley [the lover], Ford West, Joe Roberts [the husband], Bobby Dunn, Bess True [the wife]
Fox Film Corporation production; distributed by Fox Film Corporation [A William Fox Sunshine Comedy; Fox Entertainments]. / Produced by Henry Lehrman. / Released 28 August 1921. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.
Comedy.
Synopsis: [The Moving Picture News, 27 August 1921, page ?] Taking a henpecked husband, an indolent wife and a squalling baby, there is some household comedy in the beginning. Then the handsome villain, a former lover, comes along with a plot to destroy the domestic bliss of the home. He convinces the sheriff that hubby is a dangerous criminal who is “wanted for forgery, bootlegging and spitting on the sidewalk.” But hubby finally gets good and sore, breaks out of prison and permits the comedy to end in a chase.
Survival status: (unknown)
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Listing updated: 24 Novemebr 2024.
References: Website-IMDb.
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