Catalogue of Pathépictures Selected for Educational, Religious and Social Groups (1925)

36 PATHEPICTURES youth in which Mickey is Will at the age of ten. Will's mother had a birthday, but her stern, unbending husband does not believe in such frivolities as presents. Will decides to buy her a hat at the village milliner's for $3.00 and starts out to earn the cash. He has various jobs and some mishaps but finally goes home proudly bearing the hat, "the only one of its kind." Here the director calls Will and the hoboes and Will's mother, somewhat aged, drives up wearing the hat. .^he still preserves it and always wears it on her birthday. IT'S A BEAR (J., H.S., M.) 2 Reels Mickey is delivering milk in the city when he meets some of the Gang. They are playing at hunting bears, and Mickey says he will show them some real ones. So he takes them out to his father's farm where they have great fun chasing pigs and chickens and not so much fun being chased by goats and bulls. They find a honey tree and on the other side is the bear Mickey has promised them. The Gang finds that a bear at close range is very different from a bear safe in the realm of imagination, and with one accord, they return to the farm house in great haste. HIGH SOCIETY (M., H.S., J. 2 Reels When Mickey's father dies leaving him an orphan, his Uncle Pat takes him, but is forced to relinquish him to a wealthy aunt. Mickey's cousin Percy torments him, and he hates being dressed up all the time. Uncle Pat and the Gang come to visit Mickey — and when they have finished with the house and darling Percy, the aunt is perfectly willing to have Mickey return with Uncle Pat. SUN-DOWN LIMITED (M., H.S., J.) 2 Reels i'he Gang is so fascinated with riding on the engines in the railroad yards that Mickey decides they should have one of their own. So they make an engine and several cars and gather the children in the neighborhood for passengers. All goes well until two of Mickey's rivals for Mary's hand plan to get even with Mickey by wrecking the train which they do very thoroughly. EVERY MAN FOR HIMSELF (M., H.S., J.) 2 Reels The Gang organizes an athletic club where its members train for the ring. Mickey runs a shoe shining parlor, with Mary as cashier, and several of the Gang as assistants. The duty of said assistants is to muss up the pedestrians shoes and bring business to the firm. All goes well until Farina puts whitewash on the policeman's feet. He investigates, but the children explain that they're merely raising money to buy boxing gloves and one of their clients donates the cash. Twins move into the neighborhood — one a fighter and the other a coward. By strategic moves the coward lures the Gang, one by one, to a vacant lot and his brother "beats them up." By unanimous vote the twins are made members of the Gang. FAST COMPANY (M., H.S., J.) 2 Reels A small son of the idle rich is sent to a hotel to await his mother's arrival. He encounters Mickey, who is delivering eggs in his goat wagon. The young plutocrat has never driven a goat, but wants to and Mickey has never seen the inside of a hotel, but longs to. They change clothes and places, and Mickey invites the Gang in to share his luxurious quarters. They visit the Coconut Grove and play cannibals but the bell hops chase them out and that day is ended. THE MYSTERIOUS MYSTERY (M., H.S., J.) 2 Reels Mickey sets himself up as a second "Sherlock Holmes," with the Gang as assistants. He reads in the paper that a rich little boy has been kidnapped and is held for ransom. He and his force get on the job and get into trouble of every description, from capturing a detective to getting away with an aeroplane. But, by chance, they rescue the rich little boy and all ends well. THE BIG TOWN (M., H.S., J.) 2 Reels The Gang gets stranded in an empty freight car and before they know it they land in New York City. While police and detectives search for them, Mickey delegates himself official guide and appropriates a Fifth Avenue Bus to show them the city. In the midst of their sightseeing, they are caught and taken home to anxious mothers and much spanking. CIRCUS FEVER (M., H.S., J.) 2 Reels Mickey, Joe and .Tacky have a great aversion for school on Circus Day — so they paint red dots on their faces and pretend illness in the hope of being kept out of school and allowed to go to the Circus. But their mothers and the doctor see through their methods and they are given castor oil and put to bed. In the midst of their torment the rest of the Gang comes by, proudly announcing that they were given a half holiday and free tickets to the circus.