Wife and Auto Trouble

Wife and Auto Trouble is a 1916 American silent comedy film short directed by Dell Henderson and Mack Sennett. It was made by the "Tri-Stone Film Company", an evolution of "Keystone Triangle" which in turn evolved from the famous Keystone Film Company.^[1]

Wife and Auto Trouble
Directed by	Dell Henderson Mack Sennett
Written by	Roy Del Ruth (scenario)
Produced by	Mack Sennett
Starring	William Collier Sr. Blanche Payson Joseph Belmont Alice Davenport Mae Busch
Production company	Keystone Studios
Distributed by	Triangle Film Corporation
Release date	March 5, 1916 (1916-03-05)
Running time	14 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Plot

A new husband shares a house with his wife and mother-in-law and a second man (listed as a brother-in-law). The first scene shows favoritism at the breakfast table to the second man, but whilst he reads his paper the table is rotated to ensure a good cup of coffee for the husband.

At work the husband chats up his secretary Mae Busch and is discovered by the second male who calls his mother-in-law. A car bought for the secretary is given to the wife as a gift to stall her, but the secretary demands it back. Action moves to a private booth in a restaurant/dance hall where a similar evasion act ensues.

A car chase ensues followed by the "Tri-Stone Kops", an evolution from the earlier Keystone Kops.

Cast

• William Collier Sr. as A meek husband
• Blanche Payson as His wife
• Joseph Belmont as His Brother-In-Law
• Alice Davenport as His Mother-In-Law
• Mae Busch as A speedy stenographer
• Wayland Trask as Waiter
• Eddie Cline as Driver
• Hugh Fay as Hayseed Character in Store
• Tri-Stone Kops: Jimmy Bryant, Joseph Callahan, Billy Gilbert, Al Kaufman

Preservation

A 16 mm copy of the film is held by George Eastman House.^[2]

See also

• List of American films of 1916