Revised list of high-class original motion picture films (1908)

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COMEDY. magnetized at a large dynamo in a plant which he passes, and when it is donned everything of metal in the vicinity of th« wearer fairly flies to and adheres to him. The maid brings him his breakfast on a tray, and the latter is pulled violently from her hands and the dishes fall clanging to the floor. While he walks through the hall of his house, a suit of armor there waltzes gayly into his arms, and in the street he collects most of the stock in trade of an ironmonger and is taken to the police station, where his unusual characteristics cause a commotion. He is soon deprived of his armament. A very ludicrous experience and bound to give good results. 6. D. 3140. SPRING GARDENING. Price, $33.60. Approximate Length, 280 feet. Ludicrous is the expectancy of an enthusiastic urbanite who has concluded to convert the little patch of terra-flrma located in his back yard into a veritable garden of Eden. He Invests in a quantity of seeds and then engages a luckless Willie to plant tlte seed for him, for which he rewards him with a measure of liquor. Willie plants the seed in his empty pocket, places the empty envelopes on a chair, and then places in the raked ground little sticks bearing placards, so that the horticulturist will know what seed was planted. From time to time he investigates the progress of his plants with the aid of a telescope. He is the object of much ridicule, and finally suffers an accident, which is the conclusion of his pursuit in the line of gardening. G.D. 1613. THE HITMAN CLOCK. Price, $64.08. Approximate Length, 534 feet. Interior of room showing master of house impatiently ringing bell for maid and glancing at clock on mantel. Maid shortly appears with coat, which he dons, but when she leaves the room he finds she has not brought his hat, for which he violently rings. On her reappearan.ce he explains his wants, she calls at the door, and the chef, in full uniform of the kitchen, appears with the hat, which the master receives, places it on his head and goes off. As soon as the coast is clear the chef and maid indulge in a little frolic, during which the chef accidentally breaks an ornament of the clock on the mantel. Consternation ensues, until a happy thought strikes the chef, who seizes the clock, wraps it in his apron and, with many explanations to the maid, he departs. Following him down the area way and the street we see him pause before a jewelry shop, into which 36