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Leap and Look Thereafter (1916)
Short | Comedy, Short

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Leap and Look Thereafter (1916)

Short | Comedy, Short

Bill Durham is an inveterate tobacco fiend; Mrs. Durham, his wife grows tired of airing the house which is always full of smoke. Daisy Brown, a neighbor, tells her to obtain some anti-tobacco pills that can be given in secret. Mrs. Durham ...See moreBill Durham is an inveterate tobacco fiend; Mrs. Durham, his wife grows tired of airing the house which is always full of smoke. Daisy Brown, a neighbor, tells her to obtain some anti-tobacco pills that can be given in secret. Mrs. Durham is struck with the idea and purchases a supply. Fearing that Bill may discover her plan, she transfers the pills into a bottle labeled poison. Returning from work, Bill reads in the paper of the third case in a week in which jealous wives have endeavored to poison their husbands. Arriving home, Bill discovers his wife putting a pill in his coffee and is convinced that he is about to become the victim of another poison case. In a ludicrous manner he avoids drinking the coffee. Later he discovered a poison bottle and to protect his life while he investigates her motive, he buys some candy pellets and substitutes them for the pills. The next day Mrs. Durham visits the office and pours the bottle of pills in the water cooler, but the janitor frustrates her plan. She purchases another bottle of pills (of which Bill is not aware), and puts them in the poison bottle. Dr. Killem is in love with Daisy Brown who lives next door to Mrs. Durham. The doctor meets Mrs. Durham on her way home and requests that she deliver a note to Daisy. In the excitement of back yard gossip Mrs. Durham forgets to deliver the note. Bill comes home and discovers the note, which is written in such a manner that Bill is led to believe that Dr. Killem is his wife's affinity. He remembers the candy pellets he has placed in the poison bottle and hits upon a scheme to frighten his wife. Mrs. Durham returns to find Bill raving mad; he flings the note in her face and denounces her as being false. She tries to explain, but he storms about and refuses to listen. In a tragic manner he swallows the contents of the poison bottle, believing it to be candy. The overdose affects him and he goes to bed in pain. Mrs. Durham grows worried and sends for Dr. Killem. The doctor gives Bill an antidote, but Bill, believing the doctor is giving him a fresh finishing dose, manages to fool the physician. Later he discovers the doctor in a seemingly compromising position with Mrs. Durham. The limit is reached and he denounces them. His dramatic exposure winds up in a satisfactory explanation of the note, and he is bewildered as to the motive of his wife. In a ludicrous manner he learns of the anti-tobacco campaign against him, and he tries to find solace in his favorite stogie, but learns that he is the losing candidate. In the back yard he digs a hole and plants his box of stogies. On the tiny mound he places an inscription: "Here lie the evil habits of Bill Durham; they met their death at the hands of his loving wife." Over the tiny grave the husband and wife seal the future with a kiss. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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Name	Known for
Billy Franey Bill Durham Bill Durham See fewer	When Damon Fell for Pythias (1917)
Gale Henry Mrs. Bill Durham Mrs. Bill Durham See fewer	Lady Baffles and Detective Duck in Kidnapping the King's Kids (1915)
Milburn Morante Dr. Killem Dr. Killem See fewer	Chasing Trouble (1926)
Lillian Peacock Daisy Brown Daisy Brown See fewer	Hiram's Inheritance (1915)