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The Golf Game and the Bonnet
John is commanded to return home immediately after office hours to help his wife beat the rugs, but it is Saturday and his friend Smith won't take his refusal to go to the country club for a game of golf. John tries to make excuses, but Smith is reinforced with several friends, who pile John into their car and rush him off to the links. John is a novice at the game and loses more than his golf balls on the course, but the few times he hits the elusive pellet fill him so with pride that he soon forgets all about Wifey in the whirl of the play. He is sorely grieved, however, when he gets a black eye from a flying ball.
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Plot Summary
This short film appears to be a silent comedy, likely focusing on humorous situations arising from a game of golf and the presence of a bonnet. Due to the obscurity of the film, specific plot details are not readily available, but it would have been a typical lighthearted entertainment piece of its era.
Critical Reception
As a very early and obscure short film, 'The Golf Game and the Bonnet' did not receive widespread critical attention or preservation. Information on its reception is virtually nonexistent in modern film archives and critical databases.
What Reviewers Say
Likely a simple, lighthearted comedic short typical of early cinema.
The humor would have relied on physical comedy and situational gags.
Its historical value lies more in its existence as an artifact of early filmmaking rather than artistic merit.
Google audience: No audience reviews are available for this extremely rare and early short film.
Fun Fact
Films from 1913 were often produced on very short notice with minimal budgets, and many have been lost to time due to the perishable nature of early film stock and lack of archival efforts.
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