The Rural Third Degree (1913)

Si marries a guileless country maid, and receives among his wedding presents a bottle of liquor. The bride samples it in Si's absence, and being unaccustomed to drink, is overcome and falls on the table in a stupor. Si discovers her just as a party of neighbors are coming to congratulate the young couple and hides her in the yard, laying her on a bench. An inquisitive visitor finds her and reports to the constables that Si has killed his wife, and he is apprehended.

• Release Date: 1913-03-06
• Runtime: 0h 14min
• Production Company: Keystone Film Company
• Production Country: United States of America
• Director: Mack Sennett