The Engagement Ring

The Engagement Ring

8 mins | March 10, 1912

Alice has two persistent suitors, one rich, one poor. Each buys her an engagement ring; the rich man pays cash, but the poor man must pay on installments. He has trouble making the payments, but then he's injured in an auto accident and the settlement allows him to pay off the ring and propose to Alice.

The Engagement Ring

8 mins | March 10, 1912

The Engagement Ring
Alice has two persistent suitors, one rich, one poor. Each buys her an engagement ring; the rich man pays cash, but the poor man must pay on installments. He has trouble making the payments, but then he's injured in an auto accident and the settlement allows him to pay off the ring and propose to Alice.
Producers
Original title The Engagement Ring
Directors Mack Sennett
Writers Mabel Normand

Cast

Mabel Normand

as Alice

Edward Dillon

as Harry

Dell Henderson

as Redmond

Kate Bruce

as Alice's Mother

Fred Mace

as The Jeweler

J. Jiquel Lanoe

as The Jeweler's Assistant

William J. Butler

as The Benefactor

Charles West

as The Waiter

William Beaudine

as In Park