A Maid of War

A Maid of War

1914 · 10 min · ★ 8.0 · Comedy

While Sweedie is studying her war map in her grog shop, two bums enter the place and start drinking wine. When Sweedie asks them to pay for it they dash out of the place. She calls the police and they pursue the bums. Sweedie is outdistanced in the chase and thought she saw the police enter a certain house, so she rushes in.

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Sweedie the Swatter

Sweedie the Swatter · 1914

Sweedie the Swatter

Mrs. Highstrung's maid leaves her at a very inopportune time, as she has just received a telegram from some friends that they will arrive in the city in time for luncheon. Jim, the hired man, tells her of a good Swedish cook and Mrs. Highstrung sends him post haste after her.

Sweedie's Skate

Sweedie's Skate · 1914

Sweedie's Skate

Sweedie the cook adorns herself in her employer's jewels and goes to the skating rink where she is the most popular lady on the floor.

Sweedie's Clean-Up

Sweedie's Clean-Up · 1914

Sweedie's Clean-Up

Sweedie's father is the owner of a grocery store, and Sweedie takes care of the trade while father plays checkers all day. She is in love with a member of the police department, and at every possible opportunity slips out and holds hands with him.

The Fickleness of Sweedie

The Fickleness of Sweedie · 1914

The Fickleness of Sweedie

Henry Bigger, a short fat fellow, and Danny Slimson, short but slim, are rivals for the hand of Sweedie. One day while Danny is peeking in the window at Sweedie, he sees her reading a letter and immediately takes it for granted that it is from Henry. Instead, it is a notice from the landlord requesting her to pay her rent.

Sweedie Learns to Swim

Sweedie Learns to Swim · 1914

Sweedie Learns to Swim

Sweedie, the cook, decides that it would be nice to learn to swim, so goes to a "dry land" swimming class for instruction. She is thrown out of the class after fighting with several of the members and goes home, where she fills the bathtub with water and proceeds to learn to swim.

She Landed a Big One

She Landed a Big One · 1914

She Landed a Big One

Sweedie tells her beau that her love has grown cold, so he decides to jump in the lake and end it all.

The Laundress

The Laundress · 1914

Wallace Beery dresses up as a lady to fool the man.

Sweedie the Trouble Maker

Sweedie the Trouble Maker · 1914

Sweedie the Trouble Maker

Sweedie has two admirers, and is undecided as to which one she prefers to marry. Her parents are in favor of Fritz, a little fat German. Sweedie is then determined to wed the other suitor.

Countess Sweedie

Countess Sweedie · 1914

Countess Sweedie

Countess Von Swatt goes on a slumming party and loses one of her calling cards in the "hash house" where Sweedie works. Sweedie finds the card. Next day an invitation to a ball to be given by Mr. Wealth is delivered by Sweedie by mistake.

Sweedie at the Fair

Sweedie at the Fair · 1914

Sweedie at the Fair

Sweedie, the cook at the Rich household, buys a donkey from the captain of the police, but forgets to pay for it. He raids the house in an effort to get his money, and as a result Sweedie is fired.

Sweedie and the Hypnotist

Sweedie and the Hypnotist · 1914

Sweedie and the Hypnotist

Sweedie is the scrub lady in the theater. She makes eyes at the stage manager and the hypnotist and is put out of the theater for being so impertinent. Next day while she is out feeding her chickens, she falls asleep and dreams that she has been left an immense fortune by her uncle and that the stage manager and the hypnotist are rivals for her hand.

Sweedie Collects for Charity

Sweedie Collects for Charity · 1914

Sweedie Collects for Charity

Mrs. Goodheart, a charity worker, comes home one evening very much discouraged as she is unable to get even a small donation from Mr. Tightwad, the millionaire. She tells Sweedie, the cook, of her failure, so Sweedie decides to try her luck at making him "come across."

Sweedie and the Sultan's Present

Sweedie and the Sultan's Present · 1915

Sweedie and the Sultan's Present

Sweedie while reading a book in the kitchen, falls asleep. She dreams that Kao Yama, Sultan of Puff Puff, has sent her a present in the form of a servant. She refuses to accept the slave, telling the Sultan's messengers that her husband would seriously object to having him around the house.

Sweedie's Suicide

Sweedie's Suicide · 1915

Sweedie's Suicide

Sweedie decides to commit suicide when she is jilted by her sweetheart, the captain of the police department. After writing a note to him, she calmly makes ready for the end. About this time the tricksters arrive and inject "dope" into her which puts her to sleep.

Sweedie and Her Dog

Sweedie and Her Dog · 1915

Sweedie and Her Dog

Mr. Dingy engages Sweedie as their cook. She insists upon bringing her dog "Skinny" and her parrot along. Mr. Dingy dislikes dogs, but rather than lose Sweedie he consents.

The New Teacher

The New Teacher · 1915

The New Teacher

The country school board assigns a new teacher, and the lot falls to none other than Sweedie.

Sweedie Goes to College

Sweedie Goes to College · 1915

Sweedie Goes to College

Sweedie, the cook, reads an ad in the newspaper for a maid to give her services in exchange for college tuition. She applies and is accepted.

Sweedie's Hero

Sweedie's Hero · 1915

Sweedie gets a job as mop artist in a hotel. She starts out from home encumbered with baggage and a pet dog of uncertain ancestry. Arrived at the hotel, she is given two pails and a mop and she starts to work.

Sweedie's Finish

Sweedie's Finish · 1915

Sweedie's Finish

Sweedie, the servant girl, is in love with a fireman, but her affections are not returned. The fireman escapes her caresses and gains the firehouse and loses her seven hours later when a fire breaks out. The next day she finds him with another woman and administers punishment. Then she opens a lady barber shop and her first customer is the faithless fireman.

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