Universal Ike Gets a Line on His Wife (1914)

• 78%
• 1914
• Comedy
• Augustus Carney
• Louise Glaum
• Harry Moody

Universal Ike and the sheriff, the best of friends, each entertain a commonplace sentiment in regard to his wife; namely, neither is interested in her so long as she doesn't burn the biscuits. There is to be a picnic. The two wives wish to attend. The two husbands find no pleasure in the idea. As a result, Ike and the sheriff decide to spend the day at the beach together and leave their wives behind. Each goes home to spruce up and each has a heated dispute with his wife. The sheriff comes after Ike and meets Mrs. Ike. She tells him what an utterly unappreciative husband she has. The sheriff becomes confidentially sympathetic, and finally volunteers to take her to the picnic himself. In the meantime, Ike is looking for the sheriff and meets Mrs. Sheriff. She recites her troubles, and tender-hearted Ike invites her to accompany him to the picnic. Their affairs become sadly mixed up until Mrs. Ike and the sheriff go fishing. Ike gets a fish on his line and it becomes entangled with that of the sheriff. A most painful meeting takes place when the two couples follow their lines to the seat of the trouble.