Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Drew

The team initially consisted of Sidney Drew (August 28, 1863 – April 9, 1919) and his first wife Gladys Rankin (October 8, 1870 – January 9, 1914).

[3] They entered films as a team with the old Kalem Company in 1911, but achieved greater success after their switch to Vitagraph in 1913.

[citation needed] He was remarried to Lucille McVey, born in Sedalia, Missouri, a Vitagraph scriptwriter who briefly went under the name Jane Morrow.

Their style of comedy was usually gentle satire on married life, but also poked fun at the world of show business.

[citation needed] In 1916, the popular team was lured to Richard A. Rowland and Louis B. Mayer's newly founded Metro company, where they continued to dominate in the field of marital comedy.