A Husband in Haste

A fast-paced silent comedy short directed by William Beaudine for Christie Film Company. Jack wants to marry Betty but inadvertently offends her parents, who declare they'd accept "anybody in the world but that whippersnapper!" With the help of an old actor friend, Jack schemes to make his prospective in-laws rue their words. The film is a classic farce of mistaken identity and romantic perseverance, preserved by the Academy Film Archive from material provided by the New Zealand Film Archive. The film is in the public domain.