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DATE
PAGE
ETR
20 Apr 1918
p. 1606
MPN
20 Apr 1918
p. 2354, 2417
MPW
20 Apr 1918
p. 432
NYDM
20 Apr 1918
p. 558
New York Times
22 Apr 1918
p. 9
Variety
12 Apr 1918
p. 42
Wid's
25 Apr 1918
p. 1107
DETAILS
Release Date:
15 April 1918
Production Date:

Copyright Info
Claimant
Date
Copyright Number
Famous Players-Lasky Corp.
1 April 1918
LP12270
Physical Properties:
Silent
Black and White
Length(in reels):
5
Country:
United States
Language:
English
SYNOPSIS

Reginald "Reggie" Burroughs' studies at Oxford are interrupted by the news that his dreadfully staid aunts wish him to take charge of his property in New York after his fifteen-year absence. Reluctant to leave his sweetheart, Marjorie Threadwell, Reggie agrees to allow his roommate, nicknamed Mr. Fix-It because of his talent for mending brokenhearts, to take his place as the head of the Burroughs family. Believing that he is Reggie, the aunts inform Mr. Fix-It that he is to marry Olive Van Tassell and that his sister must wed Gideon Van Tassell. Since both women are in love with other men, Mr. Fix-It obligingly refuses Olive and then helps her to win the man she loves, while simultaneously aiding Georgiana with her romance. When he meets Mary McCollugh and her many little brothers and sisters, Mr. Fix-It brings them all into the Burroughs' mansion, where they proceed to soften the old aunts' hearts. Following a lovers' misunderstanding as well as several adventures, Mr. Fix-It wins his own sweetheart, ...

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Reginald "Reggie" Burroughs' studies at Oxford are interrupted by the news that his dreadfully staid aunts wish him to take charge of his property in New York after his fifteen-year absence. Reluctant to leave his sweetheart, Marjorie Threadwell, Reggie agrees to allow his roommate, nicknamed Mr. Fix-It because of his talent for mending brokenhearts, to take his place as the head of the Burroughs family. Believing that he is Reggie, the aunts inform Mr. Fix-It that he is to marry Olive Van Tassell and that his sister must wed Gideon Van Tassell. Since both women are in love with other men, Mr. Fix-It obligingly refuses Olive and then helps her to win the man she loves, while simultaneously aiding Georgiana with her romance. When he meets Mary McCollugh and her many little brothers and sisters, Mr. Fix-It brings them all into the Burroughs' mansion, where they proceed to soften the old aunts' hearts. Following a lovers' misunderstanding as well as several adventures, Mr. Fix-It wins his own sweetheart, Mary.

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