Sis Hopkins
Cast & Crew
Clarence G. Badger
Mabel Normand
John Bowers
Sam De Grasse
Thomas Jefferson
Nicholas Cogley
Film Details
Synopsis
Coarse country girl Sis Hopkins and general store clerk Ridy Scarboro are so engrossed in their dalliance that a basket is overturned and a large can of oil spills into a pool, creating a slow leak. Wealthy villager Vibert thus becomes convinced that Sis's farm is located on a pocket of oil, and he schemes to gain control of the property by marrying Sis. Vibert sends her to a young woman's seminary for refinement. Sis creates chaos in the school and is a problem for principal Miss Peckover. Vibert eventually realizes Sis will never measure up to his standards for a wife. Ridy, who has been jealous, is overjoyed when Sis returns home. Vibert entices Pa Hopkins into selling the property for a small amount, but Sis shrewdly succeeds in tripling the price. Finally Vibert discovers the can in which he has invested so heavily.
Director
Clarence G. Badger
Cast
Mabel Normand
John Bowers
Sam De Grasse
Thomas Jefferson
Nicholas Cogley
Eugenie Forde
Harry Mccoy
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Notes
The character of "Sis Hopkins" as portrayed by Rose Melville, first appeared in the theatrical play Zeb in the late 1800's. In 1894, Melville recreated the role in another play, Little Christopher, and eventually built a vaudeville sketch around Sis called "Sis Hopkin's Visit." The continued popularity of the character then prompted Melville to have a three-act theatrical play, Sis Hopkins, written for her. Melville, who played Sis in a Kalem short film in 1916 called She Came, She Saw, She Conquered, worked as a consultant to Mabel Normand during the filming of Sis Hopkins, and gave her the same pair of "eccentric stockings" that she wore as Sis on the stage. According to a press release, Hugo Ballin's dog played Sis Hopkin's pet in the production. Some scenes were shot in the San Fernando Valley in California.
