Daddy's Double
About Daddy's Double
Hal Dunton proposes to Sue Post. Her father sends her to boarding school and breaks up their elopement. Hal then disguises himself as the father and takes her to a parson. The real father breaks into the ceremony, sees his double, laughs, and lets the marriage stand.
Cast & crew
More about Daddy's Double
Wikipedia names Lloyd B. Carleton as director and Lloyd Lonergan as the writer. Wikidata and the catalog list Lonergan as director. Gertrude Thanhouser edited. Thanhouser released it on April 5, 1910, the company's fourth film. Wikipedia gives the length as 960 feet. Frank H. Crane plays Mr. Post. Fred Santley plays Hal. Isabelle Daintry plays Sue. A surviving print came from the British Film Institute.
Themes
Making
The director credit does not match across sources. Carleton on Wikipedia, Lonergan on Wikidata and in the catalog.
Reviews
The Morning Telegraph called it the best work yet from the new Thanhouser company. The New York Dramatic Mirror praised the acting and still wanted more expression, and it objected to extra connecting scenes. The Moving Picture World said the acting and photography were good.
Music
Silent. The 2007 Thanhouser DVD uses a score by Raymond A. Brubacher.
Preservation
A print survives at the British Film Institute and was the source for the 2007 DVD.
Notes
- In 2007 Thanhouser Company Film Preservation put the BFI print on a three-disc DVD with eleven other surviving Thanhouser films.
- Raymond A. Brubacher composed and played a new score for that DVD.
- Wikidata calls the short a drama. The catalog and the plot treat it as a comedy.
Scenes
- Hal arrives at the parson dressed as Sue's father.
- The real father sees his double and laughs.
Also available
- Wikimedia Commons (Daddy's Double (1910).webm)
- British Film Institute (surviving print)
- Thanhouser Company Film Preservation DVD (2007)