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  • Mrs. Matthews, Dressmaker (1912)
  • Short | Short, Drama
Mrs. Matthews, Dressmaker (1912)
Short | Short, Drama

John Matthews is a common laborer, happy to be in possession of a wife and child. He dies in happiness, so to speak, being stricken at work. The wife has been a dressmaker before marriage and, thrown upon her own resources, she resumes her...See moreJohn Matthews is a common laborer, happy to be in possession of a wife and child. He dies in happiness, so to speak, being stricken at work. The wife has been a dressmaker before marriage and, thrown upon her own resources, she resumes her occupation. She works for the wealthy, who do not always pay her promptly. She finishes a dress for a Mrs. Baldwin, the wife of a rich man, and depends on the money to buy the necessaries of life. Her little girl becomes ill and she sees to Mrs. Baldwin, asking for the wage due her. The wealthy woman ignores the request, thinking the woman can wait. The child becomes worse and a physician is called. He prescribes medicine and the widow goes to the pharmacy to obtain the drugs. The prescription is filled, but as she has no money the medicine is withheld. It is in a bottle and the widow is desperate. Watching her opportunity she steals the medicine, thinking her action unobserved. She is apprehended, however, and arrested. The husband of the rich woman intercedes for her, seeing the injustice of the act and his wife, filled with remorse, makes a tardy reparation for her remissness. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less
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Director
Francis J. Grandon (as F.J. Grandon)
Writer
Beatrice Morse (story) (as B. Morse)
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Updated Feb 8, 1912

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Feb 8, 1912 (United States)

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5 cast members
Name Known for
Eddie Lyons
John Matthews (as Edward Lyon) John Matthews (as Edward Lyon)   See fewer
Margarita Fischer
Mrs. John Matthews Mrs. John Matthews   See fewer
Miss Van Selle
Mrs. Baldwin Mrs. Baldwin   See fewer
William E. Shay
Ralph Baldwin (as William Shay) Ralph Baldwin (as William Shay)   See fewer
Gladys Egan
Little Jennie Matthews Little Jennie Matthews   See fewer
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