Genre Comedy

Won by a Fish

Papa becomes so miserable over his bad luck as a fisherman, it causes him to reject Harry, his daughter’s sweetheart, who tease him about it. The next day he starts out with the hope of better luck, and the young…

A Healthy Neighborhood

An unscrupulous doctor tries to drum up business by having the sidewalk in front of his house covered with banana skins, inviting slip-and-fall injuries. Guess you couldn’t get sued for that in 1913. Later, he mistakenly gives a patient some…

Cohen Saves the Flag

Cohen and his rival Goldberg enlist in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Goldberg receives a lieutenant’s commission while Cohen becomes a sergeant. During the Battle of Gettysburg, Cohen inadvertently becomes a hero when he tosses back an…

The New Neighbor

When a new neighbor attempts to save a young wife from an intruder, her husband misunderstands; the jealous husband raises a ruckus and winds up in court, where the judge turns out to be the new neighbor.

The Rivals

Mabel prefers conceited Fred to earnest rube Mack, but when she is held up by tramps Fred runs out on her and leaves Mack to rescue her.

The Would-Be Shriner

Hank Hopkins is a “rube” of the most extreme type, and on the morning of the great Shrine Parade in Los Angeles, he is met by a couple of friends, practical jokers, who make him believe that they can effect…

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