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When Women Rule
(1912) United States of America
B&W : Short film
Directed by Joseph J. Sullivan
Cast: Harry Lonsdale [John O’Connell], Myrtle Stedman [Mrs. John O’Connell], Mrs. Fitzgerald (Mattie Fitzgerald) [the suffragette leader], Agnes Appel [the suffragette lieutenant of police], [?] Lillian Wade?
The Selig Polyscope Company, Incorporated, production; distributed by The General Film Company, Incorporated. / Produced by William N. Selig. Scenario by Chauncy D. Herbert. / Released 26 February 1912. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.
Comedy.
Synopsis: [?] [From The Moving Picture World]? The quiet and peaceful home of John O’Connell has been invaded by the growing spirit of the suffragette, and what was once a happy fireside now finds O’Connell doing the family washing and Mrs. O’Connell a candidate for mayor. It has been decided that radical changes are imperative in both the police and fire departments, and it is up to Mrs. O’Connell and her brave followers to set the municipal machinery on the right track. They show their diplomatic instincts by opening their campaign with a blare of trumpets, and the O’Connellites sweep everything like chaff before the wind. Once in office they demonstrate, at least to their own satisfaction, that no city government is complete without them.
Survival status: (unknown)
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Listing updated: 14 September 2023.
References: Lahue-Selig p. 84 : Website-IMDb.
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