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Like Sidney Drew and his wife, Carter DeHaven and Flora Parker DeHaven were purveyors of polite comedy, both on-stage and onscreen. The DeHaven's two-reel comedies for Famous Players generally concerned the domestic trials and tribulations typical to most couples, and they weren't above adding a bit of slapstick to their humor -- sort of a silent film version of a situation comedy. Here, the DeHavens have to deal with mother-in-law troubles when both their mothers come to visit and arrive within minutes of each other. In-fighting, jealousy, and rivalry abound. Like grown children of any era, the DeHavens do everything they can to please their mothers and make them comfortable -- and, of course, nothing works. The tension is finally relieved when the mothers-in-law get a telegram inviting them to a picnic in a faraway city. After they're gone, Carter admits that he begged his father to send the telegram.