The Checkered Raincoat
1917 · 31 MIN · IMDB 5.7 · 12 VOTES · DIR. Max Mack
Overview
Fashion salesman Amadeus flirts with the secretary when his wife Emma pays him an unexpected visit. She asks for a new coat. He gives her a checkered raincoat from his storage. At home she meets her friend Gritti, who is excited by the new garment. Emma lends it to her for a rendezvous with her fiancé. On his way home Amadeus spots Gritti leaving the house. Due to the coat he mistakes her for his wife and follows close behind. At the same time he is observed by Emma who begins her own pursuit. When Grittti enters a streetcar with her fiancé, Amadeus assumes deceit. He loses track of the couple and starts to make eyes at a young pedestrian. Emma is outraged and decides to move in with her mother, who suggests a divorce lawyer. Amadeus finds his home empty and calls the same lawyer. A meeting with the married couple is arranged for the next morning.
Dialogue Timeline — 44 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:35 THE CHEQUERED RAINCOAT comedy in 3 reels
00:01:11 Tell me, dear miss, are you okay?
00:01:36 Can I speak to my husband for a moment?
00:02:10 But my dear Emma, how can you think such a thing of me?
00:03:30 Amadeus, if you come home late today, then I wish you luck.
00:04:35 Yes, miss Gritty is here.
00:05:13 A beauty of a raincoat. A little bit conspicuous, but I am a decent woman.
00:06:15 Tonight I have a date with my fiancé.
00:06:54 I'm going home.
00:07:35 But you can take my coat, I'm not going out anyway.
00:12:46 Hm, hm, beautiful stranger, you haven't seen my wife?
00:13:35 The chequered raincoat Second reel
00:15:55 But now it's enough.
00:18:06 Look and laugh!
00:18:44 My dear wife...
00:20:15 Engaged. Call again later.
00:20:47 I want to divorce from my husband.
00:21:29 So in my office at 10 o'clock.
00:22:00 So in my office at 10 o'clock.
00:22:12 The chequered raincoat Third reel.
00:23:47 Mrs. ... Do you mean me? Mr. ... Or me perhaps?
00:25:54 The lady of the house is busy in the kitchen.
00:27:13 Then your menu will be turnip in war sauce.
00:29:50 Mothers-in-law are by nature always on the wrong track.