"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
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