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Their Idols
(1912) United States of America
B&W : Short film
Directed by Dell Henderson
Cast: Charles Murray [Schmaltz], Edward Dillon [Heinie, Schmaltz’s son], Madge Kirby [Irene Labrun], William Beaudine [a man on the street], John T. Dillon [a man on the street], Florence Lee [a woman on the street]
Biograph Company production; distributed by The General Film Company, Incorporated. / From a screen story by Josephine T. Gregory. Assistant director, William Beaudine. / Released 18 November 1912; in a split-reel with Hoist on His Own Petard (1912). / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.
Comedy.
Synopsis: [?] [From The Moving Picture World]? Schmaltz and LaBrun are neighbors and chums. Heinie Schmaltz and Irene LaBrun, their respective son and daughter, are engaged to he married. All is serene until each of the chums, while having a little social drink, toasts and lauds his particular idol. Schmaltz, of course, holds Bismarck as the greatest hero that ever lived; LaBrun favors Napoleon. Then there is trouble.
Survival status: (unknown)
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Listing updated: 15 January 2025.
References: Spehr-American p. 3 : Website-IMDb.
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