Vite! Vite! Je suis en retard (1910) watch online HD

It is 11 a.m. and Jones, not being an early riser, is sleeping soundly, when he is rudely awakened by his servant thrusting under his nose a letter from his friend Colby saying that they ... See full summary

It is 11 a.m. and Jones, not being an early riser, is sleeping soundly, when he is rudely awakened by his servant thrusting under his nose a letter from his friend Colby saying that they are expecting him to lunch at 12 sharp. When Jones takes in the meaning of the note he leaps from the bed with a bound and gets into his clothes with magic rapidity. Rushing over to the window with the alarm clock grasped tightly under his arm, he luckily is just in time to see a cab passing under the window and, not having a minute to lose, he jumps from the window right on to the back seat of the carriage to the great surprise of the cabby, who thought he had dropped from heaven. Giving the driver the name of Colby's house, Jones tells him to go like mad as he must get there by 12. The man's horse, however, refuses to go at a faster gait than a gentle lope and Jones, almost beside himself, bounds from the vehicle with three alarm clocks pointing to 5 minutes to 12, and putting his arm affectionately...