Petticoat Camp is a 1912

1912 in film

The year 1912 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*Mack Sennett, who had previously worked as an actor and comedy director with D. W. Griffith, formed a new company with New York City entrepreneur Adam Kessel called Keystone Studios...

 American

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 silent

Silent film

A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound, especially with no spoken dialogue. In silent films for entertainment the dialogue is transmitted through muted gestures, pantomime and title cards...

 short comedy film

Comedy film

Comedy film is a genre of film in which the main emphasis is on humour. They are designed to elicit laughter from the audience. Comedies are mostly light-hearted dramas and are made to amuse and entertain the audiences...

 starring William Garwood

William Garwood

William Garwood was an American stage and film actor and director of the early silent era in the 1910s....

 and Florence La Badie

Florence La Badie

Florence La Badie was an American actress in the early days of the silent film era. Though little known today, she was a major star between 1911 and 1917, her career was at its height and climbing when she died unexpectedly due to injuries sustained during an automobile accident.-Early life:While...

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Plot

Only lasting 15 minutes, it is a light-hearted comedy about the battle between the sexes as several married couples go on a camp

Campsite

A campsite or camping pitch is a place used for overnight stay in the outdoors. In British English a campsite is an area, usually divided into a number of pitches, where people can camp overnight using tents or camper vans or caravans; this British English use of the word is synonymous with the...

-out together. The women soon realize that the men expect them to do perform all of the work while they relax, leading to several comedic situations.