Alice in Society (1916)
Short | Comedy, Short

Alice in Society (1916)

Short | Comedy, Short

Alice and another girl who work in a tailor shop are much mistreated. They are not even allowed to have enough to eat, as the Boss is so greedy that it hurts him to see other people happy. After dinner he makes Alice and her friend go to ...See moreAlice and another girl who work in a tailor shop are much mistreated. They are not even allowed to have enough to eat, as the Boss is so greedy that it hurts him to see other people happy. After dinner he makes Alice and her friend go to work. But they rebel and try to get the old man in an uncomfortable position. This succeeds at first, but in the end he gets out of their clutches and begins to drive them all the harder. Alice is told that she must go out to drum up some trade. This is done by ripping men's pants with a hook and then presenting him with a card that says that very neat pressing and mending is done at the Boss's establishment. In this way Alice hooks Mr. Astorbilt, who goes with her to the shop. Here he takes off his pants so that they can be mended and in them the Boss finds an invitation to a ball that is to be given that night addressed to a count. This he takes. Then he decides to hold up the wealthy man and throws him into the cellar. There he has an instrument of torture rigged up so that if the man does not sign a check for a million dollars he will be crushed by a rock that is hanging over his head. Alice rescues him, and the grateful man invites her and her companion to the ball. At the affair Alice creates a sensation by a dance which she performs. The Boss arrives, disguised as a count. At last the time for the "eats" arrives, and the count sneaks upstairs to steal the jewels. He gets them, but as he is leaving the house the butler sees him and makes him come in to dinner. It is there that he is unmasked, as Alice remembers the music of his soup inhalation and exposes him. Then there is a great battle to see if they can catch the crook. At last they do get him and the dinner continues. At the end of the meal Mr. Astorbilt says that he is going to announce his engagement and Alice is excited as she thinks she is going to be the lucky one. But the man says that the other girl is the lucky one and Alice is crestfallen. Sadly she goes home to her Boss, cured of her high aspirations. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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Name	Known for
Alice Howell Alice Alice See fewer	Cinderella Cinders (1920)
Fatty Voss The Boss The Boss See fewer	Fatty's Feature Fillum (1917)
Joe Moore Mr. Astorbilt (as Joseph Moore) Mr. Astorbilt (as Joseph Moore) See fewer	The Golden Web (1926)
Phil Dunham The Butler The Butler See fewer	I'll Name the Murderer (1936)

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