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NOVEMBER 19, 1927
PAGE 15
SHORT SUBJECTS
Spice of the Box Office
The Piperock Blaze
Universal — Two Reels
Susie Harper and Carry Waite are attempting to repair the roof of their house when Dirtyshirt Jones and Mag¬ pie Simpkins come along and take the job off their hands. The tar paper un¬ rolls and knocks Dirtyshirt off the roof. Next Magpie is mauled around by Susie’s mother for intruding. They de¬ cide that tar papef is too dangerous to handle and get some shingles on top of the chimney, choking the draught. Dirty¬ shirt sees clouds of smoke pouring out of the house. They turn in a fire alarm and the volunteer brigade turns out, headed by Judge Steel, the chief, who forgets where he put the key to the barn. They finally get the truck out and pull it to the smoking house. Mag¬ pie goes in to rescue Susie’s mother, who is asleep on the couch. She is so vexed at being disturbed that she knocks him down, then carries him out and dumps him on the porch. After all is said and done it turns out that the biscuits are not fit to eat.
King Harold
Pathe — Two Reels
This is one of the Henry and Polly series. Henry does not like the idea of playing in an amateur dramatic show for charity, but his wife insists that he take the leading part. After making several unsuccessful attempts to get away, the night of the show finally arrives. But as usual with most ama¬ teur shows everything goes wrong. But everything is so entirely wrong that it seems funny to those who have come to see the show. One of the actors takes too many drinks and a fight is started on the stage between the drunk and Henry which the audience thinks is part of the show.
Three Missing Links
F B O — Two Reels
The Standard fat men display their woes in this two-reeler. In a wash room they gain the enmity of a state of¬ ficial by making him a victim of their abuses. Further hate is aroused when all three get into the fellow’s car which collapses under their weight. At police headquarters the three fat boys are mis¬ taken for friends of the governor, and they are treated royally until it is dis¬ covered that they are candidates for the police department. The fellow whom they had mistreated becomes their boss,
and when the fat chaps are put into the motorcycle squad, the fun begins.
Pie Curs
Paramount — One Reel
Krazy Kat and a rhino are the lead¬ ing characters in this single reel cartoon comedy. Krazy and his opponent have entered a pie-eating contest which is held in a regular boxing ring. A ma¬ chine turns out pies at a great rate of speed and the pastry piles up to great heights. The two contestants enter the ring, shake hands, the bells strikes, and the big event is on. The rhino with his big mouth is able to put away the pies in rapid succession, but poor Krazy Kat has a tough time. At last Krazy’s friend substitutes a set of springs for a pile of pies and the rhino gulps it down, choking him. This allows Krazy to get ahead and win the race.
The Little Rube
Educational — Two Reels
Dorothy Devore is a shy little coun¬ try girl who is somewhat mistreated by her uncle and cousins. There are a number of barnyard scenes all of which are thrown together into pretty good slapstick. At last the uncle, cousin, and Dorothy go to the city to attend a so¬ ciety function of a relative. They are out of place in their rustic clothes and they make things hum around the place when they bring in a little pig which gets lost in the punch bowl. The rich young fellow who has been told he must marry Dorothy’s cousin, turns his atten¬ tion to the little rube, and they all drive off in a horse and buggy which is cov¬ ered in police tickets for parking by a fire plug.
No Fuelin’
Educational — One Reel
Felix is faced with the prospects of a cold winter and no fuel. His wife and children weep on his shoulder be¬ cause there is no coal and no wood to keep the home fires burning. So Felix goes out to replenish the supply. Grief hits him everywhere. He mistakes an elephant’s trunk for a tree and a stork’s leg for a twig, and numerous other mis¬ fortunes. At last when Felix has a bag full of wood, collected from furniture, a woodpecker gets into the bag and starts pecking. By the time the cat gets home there is only one log left. The woodpecker eats most of the log and uses the rest for a toothpick.
Scared Silly
Educational — Two Reels.
Johnny Arthur is the star of this Tuxedo comedy. The story deals with Johnny’s bad luck of having to stay away from home owing to the fact that his cook has contracted a contagious disease which puts his home under quarantine. A friend, who is leaving town, permits Johnny to stay in his home while he is gone. The valet of the house leases the house to a crystal gazer and the action is taken up with Johnny’s efforts to avoid the sheeted spooks.
Rest Day
Educational — Two Reels
Monty Collins, Educational’s new comedian, is the hero in this short sub¬ ject. His wife is away and Monty has a terrible time getting breakfast with¬ out breaking all the dishes. A lunatic escapes from the asylum and gets into Monty’s apartment building. As Monty and the lunatic are similarly dressed the inhabitants of the building are con¬ tinually chasing the wrong fellow, un¬ til the guards arrive and take the crazy man away. Action and gags make it a pleasing two-reeler.
Blind Man’s Bluff
Universal — Two Reels.
Fights and romantic scenes are the highlights of this Universal featurette. Jack Perrin, as a member of the North¬ west Mounted Police, is inflicted with snow blindness and is carried to the cabin of the McKims by LaRue, the villain. The McKims nurse him and gradually Jack’s sight is restored, al¬ though he does not let them know it. LaRue is about to swindle the McKims out of a fortune, and Jack comes to the rescue in time to expose the villain and win the girl.
Ko Ko Explores
Paramount — One Reel
Ko, Ko, our little cartoon clown, gets restless in his inkwell so Max Fleischer, the cartoonist, lets him out of the bot¬ tle. So Ko Ko and his faithful dog start out in search of adventure. They visit far-off places, are confronted with all kinds of dangers, including being chased by cannibals. But each time Ko Ko and his canine brother are saved by Max who uses his pen to manufac¬ ture means of escape. Ko Ko makes a good short subject.