Method in His Madness

Method in His Madness

Comedy, Western | March 16, 1910

A doddering old gentleman, out for his morning's constitutional, suffers an attack of epilepsy in front of a saloon in the country town. Pedestrians run to his rescue and the barkeeper of the saloon brings out a good jolt of whiskey to revive the stricken one. A tramp who has noted the accident, has also mentally noted the glass of whiskey, and being thirsty for a drink himself, he turns away, a brilliant scheme revolving in his mind. A few minutes later the tramp in passing another saloon is seen to fall and go into violent contortions. A crowd gathers and the saloonkeeper comes out with the dose of whiskey. "Weary" is delighted, and meeting an old tramp friend of his, puts him wise to the little game.

Method in His Madness

Comedy, Western | March 16, 1910

Method in His Madness
A doddering old gentleman, out for his morning's constitutional, suffers an attack of epilepsy in front of a saloon in the country town. Pedestrians run to his rescue and the barkeeper of the saloon brings out a good jolt of whiskey to revive the stricken one. A tramp who has noted the accident, has also mentally noted the glass of whiskey, and being thirsty for a drink himself, he turns away, a brilliant scheme revolving in his mind. A few minutes later the tramp in passing another saloon is seen to fall and go into violent contortions. A crowd gathers and the saloonkeeper comes out with the dose of whiskey. "Weary" is delighted, and meeting an old tramp friend of his, puts him wise to the little game.
Producers The Essanay Film Manufacturing Company
Original title Method in His Madness
Directors Gilbert M. Anderson
Writers

Cast

Gilbert M. Anderson

as Pedestrian with Seltzer Bottle

Fred Church

as Pedestrian at Second Bar / Third Bartender

Neva Don Carlos

as First Stout Woman

Franklyn Hall

as First Pedestrian / Second Bartender (as Frank Hall)

Earl Howell

as First Tramp

Fred Ilenstine

as Pedestrian in Last Scene

John B. O'Brien

as Man Outside Third Bar

William A. Russell

as Second Tramp

Joseph Smith

as First Man Having a Fit

Clara Williams

as Woman Outside Third Bar