1914SILENT COMEDY SHORTS
FORD STERLING. MINTA DURFEE, KEYSTONE KOPS. A BLACK-HEARTED VILLAIN, THE HEROINE TIED TO THE LAUNDRY MANGLE, VINTAGE AUTOS, RACING TROLLIES, AND FAST TRAINS ARE THE INGREDIENTS OF THIS GREAT COMEDY!
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| 03:21:34 62 |
MAN STEALS BABY'S BOTTLE WHILE ITS NANNY SITS IN CROTCH OF A TREE TALKING TO A POLICEMAN. THEN FILLS BABY BOTTLE WITH WATER FROM DRINKING FOUNTAIN.
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| 03:21:54 82 |
POLICEMAN HELPS WOMAN DOWN FROM TREE, CATCH MAN WITH BABY, TAPS MAN ON THE SHOULDER, SHOOS HIM AWAY. NANNY CHECKS ON BABY
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| 03:22:05 93 |
MAN RUNS INTO ALLEY, BIG EMPTY INDUSTRIAL SIZE LAUNDRY HAMPERS MEN THROW SACKS OF LAUNDRY, ONE HITS MAN, HE FALLS INSIDE HAMPER, GETS COVERED WITH LAUNDRY, JUMPS OUT
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| 03:22:20 108 |
SEES PRETTY GIRL, FLIRTS, GIRL GETS YELLED AT BY BOSS, RUNS BACK INSIDE LAUNDRY, BOSS PUTS HER TO WORK
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| 03:22:45 133 |
MAN RUNS TO THE BACK OF THE LAUNDRY, GRABS PACKAGE OF LAUNDRY, BRINGS IT INSIDE TO HAVE LAUNDERED SO HE CAN FLIRT WITH THE GIRL. CUSTOMER ENTERS, MAN WON'T LET HIM AT THE COUNTER, CUSTOMER KICKS HIM IN THE REAR END, THEY FIGHT
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| 03:23:50 198 |
BOSS HEARS THE COMMOTION, STANDS UP, IS HIT WITH SACK OF LAUNDRY
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| 03:23:56 204 |
MAN SWINGS TO HIT ANOTHER, HITS WOMAN INSTEAD.
KISSES WOMAN'S HEAD. |
| 03:24:03 211 |
BOSS BARGES OUT OF HIS OFFICE, PHYSICALLY THROWS HIM OUT OF THE LAUNDRY ONTO THE STREET.
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| 03:24:17 225 |
DOOR OPENS, MAN THROWN OUT, HITS ANOTHER CUSTOMER, HE FALLS DOWN, GETS BACK UP & WALKS INTO LAUNDRY AS IF NOTHING HAPPENED.
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| 03:24:20 228 |
MAN CARRYING MONEY SACK, GIVES IT TO OWNER OF LAUNDRY, VILLAIN WATCHES THROUGH DOOR, GETS IDEA TO STEAL MONEY SACK
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| 03:24:37 245 |
LAUNDRY GIRL RUNS IN BACK ROOM OF LAUNDRY, CALLS FRIEND OVER, HE GETS IN LAUNDRY MACHINE, SHE PULLS LEVER, MACHINE SPINS HIM AROUND. SHE LAUGHS. IT GETS OUT OF CONTROL, SHE STOPS MACHINE BY PULLING LEVER,
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| 03:25:09 277 |
VILLAIN FOLLOWS STRING WHICH OPERATES BLOWER, MONEY, DOLLAR BILL BLOWS TO HIM, TAKES HAT OFF, PILE OF MONEY BLOWS INTO HIS HAT. STEALING MONEY
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| 03:25:36 304 |
COUPLE PLAYS HIDE-AND-SEEK IN LAUNDRY, MAN HIDES IN BOSS' OFFICE, BOSS THINKS HE STOLE THE MONEY, CHASES AFTER HIM. PEOPLE FALLING IN LAUNDRY HAMPERS
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| 03:26:31 359 |
MAN MAKES HIS ESCAPE IN CAR, BOSS HANGING ON BACK OF CAR GETS DRAGGED DOWN THE STREET, FALLS, GRABS HIS HEAD, RAISES A FIST IN THE AIR
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| 03:26:44 372 |
VILLAIN GOES HOME FOR LUNCH, TRIES TO SNEAK PAST LANDLADY'S APARTMENT, SHE COMES OUT & DEMANDS THE RENT, PULLS OUT A WAD OF MONEY, PAYS THE RENT
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| 03:27:13 401 |
VILLAIN SEES LAUNDRY DELIVERY TRUCK, HIDES MONEY IN A SHIRT. PUTS SHIRT DOWN, PICKS UP WRONG SHIRT & HIDES IN CLOSET. SHIRT WITH MONEY HIDDEN IN IT GETS PICKED UP BY LAUNDRY DELIVERY BOY,
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| 03:28:14 462 |
WOMAN KNOCKS DELIVERY BOY DOWN THE STAIRS &
THROWS LAUNDRY AFTER HIM. HITS HIM ON THE HEAD |
| 03:28:21 469 |
VILLAIN DISCOVERS SHIRT WITH MONEY GONE, CHASES LAUNDRY DELIVERY CAR ON AN EARLY MOTORCYCLE.
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| 03:29:04 512 |
POLICEMAN RACES INTO LAUNDRY SHOP, BOSS POINTS FINGER TOWARD BACK ROOM.
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| 03:29:07 515 |
VINTAGE AUTOMOBILE RACING TROLLEY CAR, VILLAIN CATCHES UP TO THE CAR, JUMPS IN CAR, STRUGGLES WITH MAN FOR SHIRT WITH HIDDEN MONEY. SHIRT RIPS IN HALF, VILLAIN GETS HALF WITH NO MONEY, MONEY GOES BACK TO LAWFUL OWNER, VILLAIN RUNS AWAY
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| 03:29:33 541 |
POLICEMAN WITH GUN DRAWN CHASES VILLAIN. VILLAIN RUNS INTO GUY ON THE STREET, GOES HEAD-FIRST INTO DUMPSTER. OTHER MAN CARRYING BOX OF DYNAMITE, VILLAIN PULLS OUT STICK OF DYNAMITE, THROWS IT AT POLICEMAN, EXPLODES. VILLAIN RUNS AWAY
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| 03:29:45 553 |
VILLAIN CLIMBS OVER FENCE USING PIECE OF WOOD ON A SAWHORSE. COP SHOOTS HIM, HE FALLS ON THE WOOD, WOOD ACTS LIKE A SEE-SAW, THROWS COP ONTO TOP OF FENCE, VILLAIN RUNS AWAY, CLIMBS A LADDER, POLICEMAN STUCK ON FENCE SHOOTS AT HIM,
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| 03:30:10 578 |
VILLAIN CLIMBS ONTO ROOF OF LAUNDRY. THROWS LADDER DOWN ALMOST HITTING GIRL.
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| 03:30:27 595 |
LAUNDRY OWNER AND GIRL FREE POLICEMAN FROM FENCE.
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| 03:30:30 598 |
GIRL GOES BACK TO WORK, CONTINUES PLAYING HIDE AND SEEK WITH BOY.
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| 03:30:43 611 |
PRANKSTER. GIRL SEES WORKER BEND OVER MACHINE, TURNS IT ON SO MAN GETS SPUN AROUND IN MACHINE
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| 03:30:55 623 |
VILLAIN ON ROOF-TOP BLOWS WHISTLE. BLOWS HIS HAT OFF. CATCHES HIS HAT, LOSES BALANCE, FALLS INTO INDUSTRIAL WASHER.
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| 03:31:34 662 |
WORKER CATCHES VILLAIN, STRUGGLE ENSUES. MAN BITES ANOTHER MAN ON THE HAND, THROWS VILLAIN ONTO LAUNDRY MANGLE. KEEPS RUNNING, GETTING NOWHERE MANAGES TO ESCAPE, FIGHTS WITH WORKER. WORKER SMASHES VASE OVER HIS HEAD
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| 03:32:43 731 |
MEANWHILE, GIRL LOCKS HERSELF IN CLOSET. GIRL TRAPPED IN LOCKED ROOM.
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| 03:33:00 748 |
WORKER ESCAPES IN CAR, GROUP RUNS OUT, JUMPS ON BACK OF FLEEING CAR
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| 03:33:18 766 |
VILLAIN, ANGRY, THROWS STICK OF DYNAMITE AT DOOR, BLOWS DOOR UP RELEASING TRAPPED WOMAN. HE RUNS OVER TO PILE OF MONEY, SHE GRABS IT FROM HIM, FALLS INTO LAUNDRY HAMPER. HE GRABS IT BACK, SHE GRABS HIS COAT, HE FALLS IN HAMPER, TIES HER UP TRAPPING HER ON LAUNDRY MANGLE
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| 03:33:56 804 |
WORKER HEARS THE STRUGGLE, LOOKS THROUGH PEEP HOLE, TURNS OFF LAUNDRY MANGLE
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| 03:34:43 851 |
SHE SLIDES DOWN, KNOCKING VILLAIN OFF HIS FEET,
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| 03:34:46 854 |
CAR WITH POLICE PILED IN IT NARROWLY MISSES TRAIN NEAR-MISS.
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| 03:35:01 869 |
VILLAIN STRUGGLES WITH HEROINE, PUSHES HER BACK ONTO LAUNDRY MANGLE, WORKER WHO FREED HER NOW STUCK ON WHEEL, GOES AROUND AND AROUND, THE FORCE OF HIS BODY STOPS MACHINE BEFORE KILLING WOMAN VILLAIN SQUIRTS HIM IN THE EYE THROUGH HOLE IN THE WALL
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| 03:35:26 894 |
GOOD GUYS ARRIVE BACK AT THE LAUNDRY, POLICE &
OWNER PULL UP, RUN INSIDE, VILLAIN HIDES, POLICE KNOCK DOOR DOWN FREEING HEROINE |
| 03:36:07 935 |
MEANWHILE, WHILE TRYING TO ESCAPE, VILLAIN MANAGES TO GET HIMSELF STUCK IN INDUSTRIAL WASHER. POLICE FINALLY GET THEIR MAN. THIEF TAKES MONEY OUT OF HIS POCKET, KEEPING A BILL FOR HIMSELF
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| 03:37:05 993 |
TAPE ENDS
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