With Neatness and Dispatch

1918
50m

YOUR RATING

Beverly Bayne and Francis X. Bushman in With Neatness and Dispatch (1918)

Mary Ames is caught while planning to elope, and locked in a room by Aunt Letitia. Her sister, Geraldine, plans to help her, and goes to her friend the police commissioner to borrow a crimin... Read allMary Ames is caught while planning to elope, and locked in a room by Aunt Letitia. Her sister, Geraldine, plans to help her, and goes to her friend the police commissioner to borrow a criminal. Paul, the commissioner's nephew, sees her, and loses his heart. He decides to pose as ... Read allMary Ames is caught while planning to elope, and locked in a room by Aunt Letitia. Her sister, Geraldine, plans to help her, and goes to her friend the police commissioner to borrow a criminal. Paul, the commissioner's nephew, sees her, and loses his heart. He decides to pose as the criminal to be near her. Everything works smoothly, Mary is released, and the elopemen... Read all

See production info at IMDbPro

YOUR RATING

1User review

See production info at IMDbPro

Photos

Storyline

Edit

User reviews1

Review

Featured review

A burlesque on modern romantic drama

Entirely different from their recent offerings and providing Francis X. Bushman and Beverly Bayne with an excellent vehicle is "With Neatness and Dispatch," released by Metro on April 15 in five parts. It is an adaptation of a magazine story by Kenneth D. Roberts, and is a romantic farce, being almost a burlesque on modern romantic drama. There is a lot of clean comedy which gets many laughs, and Bushman's handling of a broad comedy role will be a pleasant surprise to his admirers. Altogether the picture provides good entertainment. Mr. Bushman as Paul and Beverly Bayne as Geraldine are both well cast, and together with Ricca Allen as Aunt Letitia and Adella Barker as the butleress provide most of the entertainment. The remainder of the cast, including Frank Currier as the commissioner, Hugh Jeffrey as police inspector, and Sylvia Arnold as Mary, are entirely satisfactory, and much credit should go to Will S. Davis for the admirable manner in which he has directed the production. - The Moving Picture World, May 4, 1918