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''Casey's Birthday'' is a 1914 American silent
comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...
featuring
Oliver Hardy Oliver Norvell Hardy (born Norvell Hardy; January 18, 1892 – August 7, 1957) was an American comic actor and one half of Laurel and Hardy, the double act that began in the era of silent films and lasted from 1926 to 1957. He appeared with his c ...
.


Plot summary

Daniel Casey refuses to work because it is his birthday: he quits his job and starts off to celebrate. Mrs. Casey has prepared a surprise party and to make sure that Casey will come home sober, she sends his friend, Dooley, out to get him. After visiting a number of saloons, Dooley finally finds Casey very drunk. Dooley gets him partly sober and then starts him for the Casey home. The guests arrive and plan to surprise Casey by turning down the lights. Dooley leads Casey into the house, the lights are suddenly turned up, and at first Casey mistakes them for burglars and starts to fight. He is quieted and all proceed to make merry. Mrs. Krausemier, who has the rooms over Casey's, thinks there is a riot, and she telephones for the police. While the Irishmen are having a good time, the police arrive and attempt to stop the noise, but the Irishmen throw them out of the window. The reserves are called out and another attempt is made to break up the party, but Casey tosses a keg of beer to the police, and they forget all about duty. The guests are called to eat. Mrs. Casey has baked a cake which bears the inscription, "Papa." One of the Irishmen for a joke removes the letter "P," leaving "APA." Casey sees this, goes wild, cleans up the party and chases the guests. Monarch of all he surveys, Casey takes the floor for a bed, wraps himself in a rug, and falls asleep.


Cast

* Charles Barney as Daniel Casey *
Mae Hotely Mae Hotely (October 7, 1872 – April 6, 1954) was an American silent film actress. She appeared in more than 80 films between 1911 and 1929. Born in Maryland as Maye Shearor, in August 1902 she married the film director Arthur Hotaling, cre ...
as Mrs. Casey * Billy Bowers as Mike Dooley *
Oliver Hardy Oliver Norvell Hardy (born Norvell Hardy; January 18, 1892 – August 7, 1957) was an American comic actor and one half of Laurel and Hardy, the double act that began in the era of silent films and lasted from 1926 to 1957. He appeared with his c ...
as A Policeman (as Babe Hardy)


See also

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List of American films of 1914 A list of American films released in 1914. See also * 1914 in the United States References External links 1914 filmsat the Internet Movie Database {{DEFAULTSORT:American films of 1914 1914 Films A film also called a movie, ...
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Oliver Hardy filmography __NOTOC__ These are the films of Oliver Hardy as an actor. For the filmography of Laurel and Hardy Laurel and Hardy were a British-American Double act, comedy duo act during the early Classical Hollywood cinema, Classical Hollywood era of Am ...


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* 1914 films 1910s English-language films American silent short films American black-and-white films 1914 comedy films 1914 short films Films directed by Arthur Hotaling Silent American comedy films American comedy short films 1910s American films {{1910s-short-comedy-film-stub