"Getting one's wife by the pound is rather new as a farcical idea, but it is surely a laugh maker." 26 November 1913 Comedy 11 mins
"You're worth your weight in gold!" This is what Charles Watson, a young spendthrift, told every girl he met. His father threatened to disown him unless he would marry a girl and settle down, and if he married inside of thirty days.
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Minor Watson as Charles Watson
Robert Bolder as Col. Watson - Charles' Father
Dolores Cassinelli as Loretta Lee - his friend
Annie Edney as The Widow Brown
Ruth Hennessy as Ruth Brown - the Widow's Daughter
United States 26 November 1913
These some of the most viewed trailers for movies released in 1913:
10 September 1913
A collection of short scenes portraying highlights of Dutch history, from the Eighty Years' War to King Willem I's return from exile.
02 May 1913
Just as the bead clerk and his assistants are closing up the jewelry store for the day, a package containing a very costly necklace arrives by special messenger.
26 November 1913
Cohen and his rival Goldberg enlist in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Goldberg receives a lieutenant’s commission while Cohen becomes a sergeant.
13 December 1913
His Sister's Kids is a 1913 movie starring Roscoe Arbuckle and Minta Durfee.
08 July 1913
Frank and Julia are very good friends, both being single, and live in adjoining apartments. Getting a letter from a friend who asks him to buy an engagement ring.
01 June 1913
A young woman's sweetheart fights for the Union Army, while her brother fights for the Confederates.
21 January 1913
A kind hearted actress who befriended a poor little waif of the street, soon grew to love the child. When she went on the road she found him a home with her old nurse.
26 September 1913
In this one, Max is engaged to a girl -- called, as in all his shorts, 'Jane' -- and she loves her pussycat.
23 September 1913
Tom Chatterton is called a coward because he will not enlist in the Home Guard during the Civil War -- his mother is dying and he does not wish to leave while she is still alive.
09 January 1913
Marie, the daughter of a pastor, and major Trolle are young and in love, and they seem destined to become engaged.
20 January 1913
In The Struggle (Broncho, 1913) a prospector and his son Bob depart from home in the morning, while the wife, at home, offers food to a passing stranger.
27 July 1913
Neilan, an architect, young and ambitious, having graduated with honors, procures a position as assistant in the city architect's office.
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