A send-up of Griffith's THE LONELY VILLA and other movies of that sort, such as THE GIRLS AND DADDY, THE LONEDALE OPERATOR and many others, as the heroine, thinking that burglars are trying to break into her home phones her husband at the office, who rushes home.... well, who tries to rush home in his chauffeur-driven automobile.
Watch the official Help! Help! 1912 trailer in HD below.
Fred Mace as Mr. Suburbanite
Mabel Normand as Mrs. Suburbanite
Dell Henderson as Office Worker
Edward Dillon as Office Worker
Alfred Paget as Burglar
W.C. Robinson as Burglar
Frank Evans as Wagon Owner
Mack Sennett Director
United States 10 April 1912
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20 October 1912
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19 September 1912
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28 August 1912
A father who is determined his daughter should marry a count leading the boyfriend to dress up as the count to thwart his plans.
08 June 1912
The prologue shows the life of a trapper, living in the solitude of the forest. He digs a bear trap, which is covered with boughs and grass.
15 October 1912
While in his cups, an older gentleman buys a surprise for his family—one that eats peanuts and weighs 11,000 pounds.
14 March 1912
Iola, the little Indian girl, is held captive by a gang of cutthroats but is soon rescued by Jack Harper, a prospector.
26 February 1912
Set in a tenement, a lonely confirmed bachelor occupies a room across the hall from a dour spinster. Children run amok in the hallways playing pranks on the two.
09 March 1912
A production company holds a public competition for film ideas. The winning letter tells of a young woman's lost love in the 1840's.
04 April 1912
The girl was young, pretty, and also a good businesswoman; When her father died she took up the reins of management and ran an orange grove with successful results.
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