CF601

Record ID: 182858
  • Title: CF601
  • Date:1920s
  • Summary: 01:24:27 - 01:27:36
    Title 'Mickey's movie'. Young boy dressed as Charlie Chaplin's tramp character - sits on bench with girl, plays with her blonde ringlet. Young boy dressed as cowboy rides in - fight with Chaplin boy. Comical - Chaplin boy stalks cowboy as tree - kicking bottom. Boy dressed as Sheriff brings girl present - she feeds him a chocolate, he tries to spit it out without her seeing.

    01:27:36 - 01:33:15
    Sheriff boy is distracted by a kitten and two pigs at his feet - he writes note 'Butcher' - pigs run away. Boy in Cavalier / Musketeer outfit runs in 'all for one!' sign. Talks to girl through Wendy house window - kiss; he licks lips, winks and smiles at camera.
    Cowboy picks on Sheriff - pushes him backwards into 'well'/ barrel. Sheriff starts a fight - punching, pushing, falling down - throws Cowboy into the well. Girl enters "marry me?" - he carries her off. White sheets / curtains close.

    01:33:15 - 01:36:18
    All the children who starred in short come out and bow to camera and children audience. Audience leave. Black baby / toddler dressed in uniform ( police? ) handed small glass / drink; drinks it, hands it back through curtain and bobs up and down. Children dressed as adults / families visit 'zoo' - goat with stripes painted on = zebra! Domestic animals dressed as exotic / invented animals in cages / crates - wrong spellings on signs e.g. 'giraft.'

    01:36:18 - 01:39:19
    'Wild man' ( boy with face painted ) behind bars scares little girl. Other girl with two front teeth missing makes face at him and he runs away scared. Little black baby / toddler scared by wild man - runs away crying, falls over, runs into cave but chased out by goose, chased around. Little boy causes mischief in circus / 'zoo' by letting out the animals. Animals' fight, children fight.
  • TYPE:Historical
  • DATE:1920s
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  • Colour:B&W
  • Keywords:USA, SILENT COMEDY, SLAPSTICK, COMIC, COMEDY SHORTS, IMPERSONATION, FARCE, COMEDY FILM, FILM SHORT
  • Master Title:CF601
  • Segment:3
  • Sound:Silent
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