His Lordship's Dilemma
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''His Lordship's Dilemma'' is a
1915 Events Below, the events of World War I have the "WWI" prefix. January *January – British physicist Sir Joseph Larmor publishes his observations on "The Influence of Local Atmospheric Cooling on Astronomical Refraction". *January 1 * ...
silent short
comedy film The comedy film is a film genre that emphasizes humor. These films are designed to amuse audiences and make them laugh. Films in this genre typically have a happy ending, with dark comedy being an exception to this rule. Comedy is one of the o ...
produced by the
Gaumont Film Company Gaumont SA () is a French film and television production and distribution company headquartered in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France. Founded by the engineer-turned-inventor Léon Gaumont (1864–1946) in 1895, it is the oldest extant film company in ...
and distributed by the
Mutual Film Corporation Mutual Film Corporation was an early American film conglomerate that produced some of Charlie Chaplin's greatest comedies. Founded in 1912, it was absorbed by Film Booking Offices of America, which evolved into RKO Pictures. Founding Mutual' ...
. The film stars W.C. Fields as a
remittance man In British history, a remittance man was an emigrant, often from Britain to a British colony, who was supported by regular payments from home on the expectation that he would stay away. In this sense, remittance means the opposite of today's mea ...
, and part of the film includes an adaptation of the comedian's famous
golf Golf is a club-and-ball sport in which players use various Golf club, clubs to hit a Golf ball, ball into a series of holes on a golf course, course in as few strokes as possible. Golf, unlike most ball games, cannot and does not use a standa ...
routine.Fields, Ronald J. “W.C. Fields: A Life on Film,” pages 15-17. Citadel Press, 1984. It was directed by William F. Haddock. Supporting players include
Bud Ross Aaron Crawford "Bud" Ross (November 8, 1868 – March 19, 1932) was an American actor, comedian, and screenwriter. Career Ross began his career in the 1880s, performing in musical comedies and vaudeville. In 1900 he starred in the Broadway mus ...
, who also appeared with Fields in '' Pool Sharks'' earlier the same year; and Fields' brother Walter, in his only known film appearance, listed in various sources as Walter ''Dukinfield'' or Walter ''Fields'' (the family name is usually rendered as ''Dukenfield'').


Preservation status

''His Lordship's Dilemma'' is a
lost film A lost film is a feature film, feature or short film in which the original negative or copies are not known to exist in any studio archive, private collection, or public archive. Films can be wholly or partially lost for a number of reasons. ...
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References


External links


''His Lordship's Dilemma'' at the Internet Movie Database
1915 films 1915 comedy films 1915 lost films 1915 short films 1910s American films 1910s English-language films American black-and-white films Films directed by William F. Haddock Lost American comedy films Remittance men Silent American comedy short films English-language comedy short films {{1910s-short-comedy-film-stub