Comedy

Teddy at the Throttle

Gloria Dawn lives down the hall from her sweetheart, Bobbie Knight. The dishonest Henry Black is Gloria's guardian, and he is also in charge of Bobbie's inheritance. The scheming guardian and his sister have been spending Bobbie's money, and they hope to have the sister marry Bobbie so that they can keep control over his money.

Release Date : 1917-04-01

Language :

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Keystone Film Company

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Bobbie Knight

Original Name : Bobby Vernon

Gender : Male

Character Name : Gloria Dawn

Original Name : Gloria Swanson

Gender : Female

Character Name : Henry Black

Original Name : Wallace Beery

Gender : Male

Character Name : The Guardian's Sister

Original Name : May Emory

Gender : Female

Character Name : Bobby's Mercenary Aunt

Original Name : Blanche Phillips

Gender : Male

Character Name : John Bennett

Original Name : Charles Bennett

Gender : Male

Character Name : Train Passenger

Original Name : Albert T. Gillespie

Gender : Male

Character Name : Minor Role

Original Name : Roxana McGowan

Gender : Female

Character Name : Teddy the Dog

Original Name : Teddy the Dog

Gender : Male

Reviews

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-06-06

"Gloria" (Gloria Swanson) and "Bobbie" (Bobby Vernon) live next door to each other and have the same, rapscallion guardian in "Henry Black" (Wallace Beery) who is systematically fleecing the youngsters so that he and his equally rotten sister May Emory can live the life of Riley. Their number might be up, though, when a codicil to a will is found suggesting that unless "Bobbie" marries "Gloria" - all his loot will go to her, and that could leave our dodgy executor exposed... If you are looking for a break-neck comedy adventure then look no further. It's got a cracking storm scene, Beery is superb as the cheating fraudster and, not for the first time, Swanson and Vernon work excellently together. She even get's tied to the railroad tracks - what more could one ask for? Well, actually there is the eponymous schnauzer "Teddy" for good measure, too... It's short enough not to have to repeat the comedic devices, and so keeps fresh and engaging for all of twenty minutes.