Those Bitter Sweets (1915) ***

Two men are fighting over a girl. One of them works as a waiter and tries to conceal his occupation. Rejected, he poisons a box of chocolates, immediately changes his mind and the race is on. Deftly parodying Griffith's last-minute rescue melodramas, the comedy moves like a speeding bullet, even throwing in some Bathing Beauties for good measure. Directed by Mack Sennett.