A Walloping Time
Unable to stand the odor of the corned-beef-and-cabbage meal her mother is cooking, Mary Ann Kelly goes out. At the corner she meets Tony, who is playing his mouth organ. Tony, too, had left because his mother was cooking a garlic-heavy meal. Mrs. Kelly finishes the cabbage and puts her head out the window to draw a breath of fresh air as Tony's mother, Mrs. Carlotti, does the same. "You shutta da window," she now calls to the Irishwoman. "Da smell maka me seek!" "Makes you sick! Sure, I was just going to say the same of the smell coming from your house!" returns Mrs. Kelly. The two women then argue furiously. Just as the Kellys are about to sit down to the corned beef and cabbage, the door opens, and Dennis, the sailor husband, appears, unexpectedly home from his voyage, with all his back pay and presents for everybody. Mrs. Kelly determines to give a party to all the neighbors, even the Carlottis. On the night of the celebration, the Irish and the Italians of the quarter are there in full force and there is much rivalry. Black-eyed Giulia dances a tarantella, receiving vociferous applause from the Italians. "Sure you're not going to let her get away with it, Ma," whispers Mary Ann in her mother's ear. The challenge is accepted, and Mrs. Kelly tucks up her skirts and begins a real Irish jig, to the delight of her countrymen and women. Then Mary Ann and Tony do a foxtrot. The Irish boys are resentful that the hostess' daughter chose an Italian for the first dance, and as soon as it's over they surround him; a fight soon begins, and Mary Ann, mounted on a chair, cheers the combatants to the end. Moving Picture World, October 13, 1917
- Released
- 1917
- Country
- United States
Details
Release year: 1917
Storyline
Unable to stand the odor of the corned-beef-and-cabbage meal her mother is cooking, Mary Ann Kelly goes out. At the corner she meets Tony, who is playing his mouth organ. Tony, too, had left because his mother was cooking a garlic-heavy meal. Mrs. Kelly finishes the cabbage and puts her head out the window to draw a breath of fresh air as Tony's mother, Mrs. Carlotti, does the same. "You shutta da window," she now calls to the Irishwoman. "Da smell maka me seek!" "Makes you sick! Sure, I was just going to say the same of the smell coming from your house!" returns Mrs. Kelly. The two women then argue furiously. Just as the Kellys are about to sit down to the corned beef and cabbage, the door opens, and Dennis, the sailor husband, appears, unexpectedly home from his voyage, with all his back pay and presents for everybody. Mrs. Kelly determines to give a party to all the neighbors, even the Carlottis. On the night of the celebration, the Irish and the Italians of the quarter are there in full force and there is much rivalry. Black-eyed Giulia dances a tarantella, receiving vociferous applause from the Italians. "Sure you're not going to let her get away with it, Ma," whispers Mary Ann in her mother's ear. The challenge is accepted, and Mrs. Kelly tucks up her skirts and begins a real Irish jig, to the delight of her countrymen and women. Then Mary Ann and Tony do a foxtrot. The Irish boys are resentful that the hostess' daughter chose an Italian for the first dance, and as soon as it's over they surround him; a fight soon begins, and Mary Ann, mounted on a chair, cheers the combatants to the end. Moving Picture World, October 13, 1917
Top credits
Ruth Stonehouse — Mary Ann Kelly
Harry Mann — Tony- Grace Marvin — Tony's Mother
Lydia Yeamans Titus — Mrs. Kelly
Technical specs
- Sound mix
- Silent
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
- Color
- Black and White