A drunken spouse gets his just desserts in a timeless scene

A tipsy husband's amorous advances get short shrift from his long-suffering wife in this very early film by pioneer RW Paul. Marital strife was a popular subject for music hall comedy, and translated easily to film.

A drunken husband returns home late at night to the great irritation of his wife. A top-hatted gentleman enters a bedroom. He is drunk and his wife remonstrates with him. He points to his cheek demanding a kiss. She refuses and pushes him down onto a chair. He picks up a bottle and attempts to drink from it. His wife takes it from him. He points to his cheek again and the wife hits him on the head, crushing his top hat, and making him fall from the bench on which he is seated. The man begins to undress and she pushes him behind a screen. He emerges having only taken his coat off and she helps him into bed.