''Jealous James'' is a 1914 American silent

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produced by the

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and starring

Jerold T. Hevener Jerold T. Hevener (April 30, 1873 – April 13, 1947) was an American film actor and film director, director. He appeared in 36 films and directed a further 18 between 1912 and 1917. He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was married to ...

and

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, with

Bert Tracy Bert Tracey was a British silent film and talkie actor. He also directed one film, ''Boots! Boots!'', in 1934 which marked the film debut of George Formby as an adult. Tracy was born on June 16, 1889, in Manchester, England. He acted in 47 silen ...

Raymond McKee Eldon Raymond McKee (December 7, 1892 – October 3, 1984), also credited as Roy McKee, was an American stage and screen actor. His film debut was in the 1912 production ''The Lovers' Signal''. Over the next 23 years, he performed in no less ...

, and

Oliver Hardy Oliver Norvell Hardy (born Norvell Hardy; January 18, 1892 – August 7, 1957) was an American comic actor and one half of Laurel and Hardy, the double act that began in the era of silent films and lasted from 1926 to 1957. He appeared with his ...

.''The Lubin Bulletin'', vol. 1, no. 16 (September 30, 1914), p. 33
Rob Stone, ''Laurel or Hardy: The Solo Films of Stan Laurel and Oliver "Babe" Hardy'' (Temecula, CA: Split Reel Books, 1996), p. 33.

Plot

Jim Jenkins is a jealous husband; every time he sees his wife with another man (the grocery boy, a workman installing a carpet) he assumes the worst. After he shoots at a man who turns out to be a neighbor girl dressed in a costume, the girl's brother arranges for prizefighter to cure him of his jealousy.

Cast

as Jim Jenkins *

as Clara Jenkins * Eva Bell as Maude Mullen *

as Sam (billed as Herbert Tracy) *

as Harry *

as Grocery Boy (uncredited)

Production and reception

''Jealous James'' was written by Epes W. Sargent and produced in

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, at the Jacksonville unit of the

of Philadelphia, under the general supervision of

Arthur Hotaling Arthur Douglas Hotaling (February 3, 1873 – July 13, 1938) was an American film director, producer and writer. He directed 113 films between 1910 and 1928, including the 1914 in film, 1914 film ''Outwitting Dad'', which featured the onscr ...

. It was a short split-reel comedy, lasting approximately 6–7 minutes, and sharing a single reel of film with a second, unrelated comedy, ''Jinks and the Barber'', written by J. A. Murphy and starring Harry Lorraine, C. V. Pasquali, Marguerite Ne Moyer, and Billy Bowers. Both films were released by the General Film Company on September 19, 1914. ''Jealous James'' was one of a group of short comedies made by the Lubin company in 1914 and early 1915 that include the earliest screen appearances of Oliver Hardy. Hardy is not credited by name in the Lubin company newsletter, but he appears prominently in a promotional still for the film. The film received mixed reviews in the trade papers. ''The Bioscope'' described it as a "fussy, strenuous comedy played upon familiar lines and staged in an effective manner", while the ''

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'' wrote "This offering is lifeless and does not show any originality". The critic for ''Moving Picture World'', after summarizing the plot, observed laconically "It creates laughs."''Moving Picture World'', vol. 22, no. 3 (October 17, 1914), p. 335

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* 1914 films 1914 short films American black-and-white films 1914 comedy films Films directed by Arthur Hotaling Silent American comedy short films 1910s American films 1910s English-language films English-language comedy short films {{1910s-short-comedy-film-stub

Plot

Cast

Production and reception

See also

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