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A Coat Tale
When a peddler offers to sell Margie Reiger a coat for $100, husband Ben Turpin is so irate he throws the peddler and the coat out the door. Miss Reiger is inconsolable, so Ben buys her a stylish $7 coat, and tucks a $100 bill in a pocket. But it seems that every other woman has bought the coat, so Miss Reiger throws the coat out the window, and the money with it.
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Plot Summary
In this silent comedy short, a man named Ernie attempts to impress a woman by purchasing a new coat. His efforts to make a good impression, however, lead to a series of unfortunate and comical mishaps.
Critical Reception
As a silent short from 1915, contemporary critical reception is not well-documented or widely available in modern databases. However, shorts from this era were generally produced for quick entertainment and distributed broadly, with their success measured by box office draw and audience enjoyment rather than critical analysis.
What Reviewers Say
Audience enjoyment often relied on the slapstick and situational humor prevalent in early comedies.
Silent film shorts were valued for their simplicity and direct comedic delivery.
The success of such films was largely ephemeral, designed for immediate entertainment.
Google audience: Information on Google user reviews for this specific 1915 short film is unavailable due to its age and the nature of film distribution and archiving from that period.
Fun Fact
Short comedy films like 'A Coat Tale' were a significant part of early cinema's programming, often shown before the main feature or as part of a newsreel compilation.
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