An Innocent Villain - Production & Contact Info (original) (raw)

Mr. Jinks and his wife have a row over the biscuits, which are hard. When Jinks drops one on his toe he leaves in anger. Stopping in the yard for a flower, Jinks sees a thief snatch a purse from a girl and pursues him. The girl calls for ...See moreMr. Jinks and his wife have a row over the biscuits, which are hard. When Jinks drops one on his toe he leaves in anger. Stopping in the yard for a flower, Jinks sees a thief snatch a purse from a girl and pursues him. The girl calls for help and when the cop arrives on the scene the thief has thrown Jinks down and put the purse in his hand and escaped. Jinks is taken for a gentleman partner of the crook and escorted to the station. Unable to get off, he calls his wife on the phone and tells her that he has to be absent on business for thirty days. She decides it is too lonesome at the house and puts out a sign "For Rent" and goes to her mother's. A bunch of college girls out for a good time see the sign for rent and arrange to take the house. Mrs. Jinks turns everything over to them and sets out for her mother's. Mrs. Jinks' mother meanwhile has decided that she will visit the young pair and sets out. The girls plan a big celebration in honor of their new home and are busy opening bundles getting the big feast ready. In one of the baskets a crab gets out and they put it in the bathtub for convenience. The real purse snatcher has been caught and when he is thrown in the cell with Jinks the latter chokes him and forces him to confess the other robbery. Jinks thus gains his liberty and sneaks home. Tired and weary, he goes to his room and puts on his pajamas and goes to the bathroom for a cooling plunge. His first attempt results in getting "bit" by the crab and he leaves hollering. The girls are having a real "pajama" party and hear the noise. They think he is a burglar and chase him into a closet, where the cop, who has been called, finds him. Explanations follow and the girls invite Jinks to partake of the feast. At this inopportune moment the mother-in-law arrives and "starts something." The girls take refuge in safety under the table, while Jinks is spanked by his irate mother-in-law. Mrs. Jinks, finding nobody home at her mother's, returns home and comes in during the ensuing performance. The mother tells her of finding Jinks in company with the girl in "undress uniform," but after a lengthy exchange of confidences the matter is straightened out to the satisfaction of all. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less