"Cholly" wishes to call on his best girl and sends her a large bouquet. To find out if the girl really loves him, he sends a note with the messenger boy requesting her to "wear this" if she does. The boy delivers the note and a package which the young lady opens and finds an old pair of trousers and other masculine wearing apparel.
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Gilbert M. Anderson as Cholly
Edwin S. Porter Director
United States 14 October 1903
These some of the most viewed trailers for movies released in 1903:
01 May 1903
Shot at an unidentified location in New York City, the film shows several pieces of horse-drawn fire vehicles in motion: two hook-and-ladders; two steam pumpers; a rescue wagon.
10 November 1903
A man and a woman talk beside a street near a corner where a cop stands. Just as a horse-drawn cart rounds the corner, the man backs off the sidewalk saying good-by to his companion.
01 October 1903
A pretty domestic scene showing the proud father, with the assistance of the nurse and doctor, tying the little one in a towel and weighing it with a spring scale.
11 May 1903
Amusing cake walk of three men and two women (colored) in costume, showing the usual antics that occur in affairs of this kind.
21 February 1903
Pluto, having seen the earth, comes back home amazed at the success of that well-known dance, the "cake-walk.
02 July 1903
Kathryn Osterman breaks egg into a plate. As the content reaches the plate, it transforms into a baby chick.
18 August 1903
A stationary camera looks on as two dapper gents play a game of chess. One drinks and smokes, and when he looks away, his opponent moves two pieces.
18 May 1903
The leader of a marching band demonstrates an unusual way of writing music.
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