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- Mild-mannered Harry gets roughed up by a slum gang. Later he returns as a cop to see that justice is done.
- On a farm in zero degree weather, Snub, the hired hand, attempts to keep warm and to keep the farm's deed out of the hands of rogues.
- Two playful young ladies make the acquaintance of two idle sons, who follow them, persistently forcing their way into a dancing academy, much against the dancing master's will. One of them gets a bright idea, and with the help of two pieces of mirror and a long pipe making a periscope, watch the dancing lessons. They are much interested in the dance of the seven veils, when the dancing master spies the periscope. He comes down, scares Monte away, and takes his place beside the unsuspecting Joe. Joe finally evades him, the two again resume their persistently in forcing their way into the place, assuming two suits of armor, being brought to the academy. Queer things follow rapidly on top of one another, winding up with the two running, as the picture fades.
- Billy West comes to a dance hall and looks for a job. The Proprietor throws him out. He comes back again - buys a glass of beer and has no money to pay for it. The Proprietor again throws him out. The third time - he's in again, and then the Proprietor hires him for a dancer, as the dancer who is supposed to dance, has been taken sick. He is then made to take the place of a prize fighter, as the man who was supposed to fight that night, fails to show up. In the meantime, the villain comes in with a young girl and Billy protects her.
- Andy Whittaker, an ambitious shoe clerk who has invented an unmarketed arch supporter, meets June Allen on the street and pretends he is an important business man. But she buys shoes from him that afternoon and later forgives the deception. Robert Riggs, son of the owner, finds them dancing together. Andy resigns after Robert belittles him. Meantime an uncle of Andy's returns to town and calls on the bank for the purpose of establishing a $250,000 trust fund for Andy. Andy, however, has several accidents during the day with this unknown uncle always the goat. Andy visits the bank and the banker is pleased to loan him $10,000, much to Andy's amazement. On the way to a party, Andy's new car hits the uncle and the uncle goes to the banker at whose house the party is being given to cancel the trust fund. Andy is hounded by his creditors who demand the return of the ring Andy gave June. He leaves disgraced but the banker is unable to call the loan for 90 days. Andy, meanwhile starts a shoe store and sells his arch supporters which are a big hit. He is pushed by Riggs who wants him out of the way. June hires an actor to fake a fictitious offer for the supporters before the assembled creditors. But a real buyer appears and Andy unconsciously gets him up to a big price and sells when June outs him wise. The two are happy in their success.
- Fernie Schmidt lived with her father and mother in back of their delicatessen store. Fernie hated delicatessen--and still more disliked the two rooms in which they lived. She felt that she could never invite friends to visit her in such a "smelly" home. Pop Schmidt didn't understand the young girl's need for a nicer home, and although Mom did, she couldn't persuade Pop to make the change. Pop had it all planned that she was to marry Peter Halitovsky, who sold sausages. Then, at a dance, Fernie met Jack Dugan. It was a case of love at first sight. But Fernie couldn't bring Jack home to meet her parents, because of those two ill-smelling rooms back of their business. So, when he returned home from the dance, Po, who had been inflamed by Peter's recital of Fernie's rejecting him, demanded why she hadn't brought her new friend home. She explained that she couldn't bring him to such a place. Infuriated, Pop put her out of his home. Fernie went to work in a department store. Her affair with Jack progressed, and one Sunday, at a picnic, he proposed. He was going to buy a business, he explained, so he would be able to take care of Fernie. Fernie accepted Jack. That same night, she went home to dinner at Pop's invitation. He had finally decided to buy a new home, but back of his decision lurked a wish for Fernie to marry Peter. Peter proposed, and Fernie was about to reject him, when Jack appeared unexpectedly. When he told her that he had bought a delicatessen store, Fernie was happy that she could help him. Pop and Mom were immediately won over by Jack's manliness, and Mom began to plan the wedding.
- A satire on the film "The Kaiser, the Beast of Berlin."
- The heavyweights, as the Barrel Brothers, through an employment agency get jobs in the home of a doctor. With the help of a thunder storm and the unexpected return of the doctor, who immediately dresses himself in his operating clothes to dissect a monkey which escapes, give these comics every opportunity to bring forth laughter from the audiences.
- Betty is shown from the time she wakes up in the morning in nightgown and boudoir cap, until she finishes her day in an evening gown at a Charity Bazaar.
- Several madcap plots unfold involving a boarding house owner catching (and beating) tenants attempting to leave without paying board.
- Jimmy is the unwitting messenger sent for a quantity of high explosives.
- Neely portrays the role of the secretary to a famous explorer who is in Egypt to find the famous mummy cave. Alice is the explorer's daughter. We are introduced to the exploring party through the eyes of a telescope held by one of the Sheiks. who observes them from the window of his palace. The beauty of the girl entrances the potentate and he sends for the party. Determined to add the girl to his harem, he used every effort, but the secretary frustrates his attempts and rescues the girl.
- Alice is the daughter of a fisherman. She gathers herring to support her family. Alice's folks are worshipers of the cuckoo clock. Even the dog bows his head in prayer when the cuckoo cuckoos. Joe, a sailor, loves Alice. He calls on her at midnight, and takes her to a cabaret. While there, a sea captain falls in love with Alice, and strange things come to pass when Alice sees the hula hula dancers. Joe takes Alice home under great difficulties Alice and Joe are happily married and are proprietors of a lunch room. Undaunted by his previously unsuccessful attempts the sea captain is still bent on possessing Alice, and lays his plans to kidnap her. Alice is kidnapped, and is placed on a sea going vessel. Just as Joe comes home. He pursues the yacht with his billowy sail boat. Just as he is about to catch the vessel he is lassoed and left mercilessly to drown. Instead, Joe pulls himself up on the rope and outs his way in through the boat. Meanwhile, Alice is having her troubles trying to keep the captain out of her stateroom. Joe rescues Alice, and there follows a lively boat chase with marines, patrol boats, etc. Alice and Joe manage to destroy the lighthouse in which the captain and his crew sought to shelter themselves. A novel ending follows.
- Larry Semons is sent to collect unpaid rent in a rough neighborhood where "Babe" Hardy as the local boss won't give up easily.
- A King proposes to the pretty princess, but she rejects him and chooses a man from his photo and a brief record of his bravery. He is an American policeman with a wife and family. A reporter covering the story complicates matters.
- This subject opens in a girls' boarding school with scenes of the girls doing the Charleston. Gale Henry is the school mistress and throughout the picture she is kept busy disciplining the pupils. She also protects them from male admirers, and animals which have escaped from the zoo. To add an atmosphere of terror to the comedy, lightning and heavy storm scenes are flashed every few feet throughout the entire picture.
- Charlie goes to the railroad station to meet his wife. A strange woman asks him to hold her baby for a minute. She is gone a long time. He walks up and down the platform looking for her while she looks for him in vain. He hears her speaking distressfully to a cop. The cop tells her of a kidnapping case and threatens to arrest the man then he finds him with the child. Charlie tries to get rid of the baby, but a kind-hearted stranger sees him mislay it and returns it to him, while a news photographer takes his picture in the act of attempting to get rid of the infant. His wife's train pulls in and he runs to meet her, putting the child on the baggage truck. While he is greeting his wife the photographer comes up and sells him the photograph. They speed home, followed in another car by a woman who finally catches them, returning the baby to Charlie. He is accused by his wife of bigamy and kindred crimes until the mother of the child straightens matters out by claiming her own.
- Arriving at Ellis Island from Ireland, alone, Kitty finds upon arrival that she is just one more person than the quota system would allow to be admitted. However, when she sees a Jewish family with which she has become acquainted on the ship, admitted, she finds a way to get by the gateman and join her friends inside. Established in the home of the Jewish immigrants in the Ghetto, Kitty becomes enamored of Danny, a handsome young copper who patrols the nearest beat. One day she meets Eddie a childhood sweetheart in Ireland and finds that he is keeping company with Marion, a hard boiled rose of the Ghetto and Eddie's dancing partner in an amateur dancing skit. Kitty rushes into the second hand store and takes a vase which she proceeds to throw at Eddie. The vase narrowly misses a cop who rushes into the store. Kitty seeing her predicament takes some hair and makes herself a mustache, puts on a derby and makes it appear that she is a man. Later, she goes to the amateur show to see Eddie do his dance. Tomatoes, eggs, cabbages and then watermelon slices greets Eddie's efforts. Kitty throws a potato at Eddie so hard her mustache is knocked off and Eddie recognizes her. He hits her with a catsuppy tomato. A general riot starts and Kitty chases Eddie across the stage. As she reaches the far end of the stage, Danny the cop enters from the opposite side as Eddie is the target for another barrage of vegetables. The second hand dealer rushes to the aid of his borrowed suit and as Eddie is stripped of his finery, Kitty embraces Danny the cop and leaves the theater.
- When the local territory strikes an oil boom and Molly Vernon and her mother are about to become rich, Bud Harris, in love with Molly, leaves for other parts. When the oil bubble on the Vernon property burst, he returns to find the place encumbered with debt. To pay it off he enters a horse race. Bush, who holds the mortgage, is trying to foreclose, having secret information about the land. He conspires to keep Bud out of the race and lays heavy bets, knowing that Bud is the only formidable rival. Four men jump on Bud as he leaves the Vernon home at night. They take him to a secluded cabin and lock him in. However, Bud's horse finds the place and breaks down the door. When the race is about to start, Bud rides up and flabbergasts the opposition. After a thrilling ride, he wins the race, at the end of which he pulls Bush from his horse and administers a sound thrashing. Subsequently, oil seepage is found on the Vernon ranch and the boom is on again, with Bud and Molly happy together.
- The difficulties of a green boob clerk in a shoe store.
- A boy returns to his home town after having been away for years seeking fame and fortune elsewhere. He receives a royal, though disastrous welcome from enthusiastically friendly cronies.
- Eddie takes Alice and Ruth to a show with money which belongs to Joe, Alice's father and his employer. The show, a typical melodrama, has for its leading man an old friend of Alice and Ruth. He invites them out after the show, but has mislaid his money so Eddie has to pay the bill. He calls up Joe and tells what is going on. The girls escape to the actor's room and get out the window. Joe and Eddie finally catch them and the game is up.
- Jimmy prints up business cards that give his job description as "bouncer," which intimidates everyone--until he runs out of cards.
- The burly proprietor of the Business Man's Gymnasium and Cafe is in a hole. Among all his strong-arm pupils there isn't a soda mixer in the lot and the patronage of the soda fountain is suffering. He hangs out a "man wanted" sign and awaits results. A knock comes on the door and in walks an old lady. With her is her son Lloyd, who applies for the job as soda-jerker. He is accepted, dons his apron and starts mixing the drinks. As a soda-counter man, Lloyd is a total loss with no insurance. He tries to copy the artful style of his fellow workers at the fountain but only succeeds in spilling the drinks all over the place. He has little better luck serving the food orders. A patron orders a stuffed tomato and Lloyd, watching his co-worker tries it himself. He stuffs it with everything behind the counter until it is stretched all out of shape. When the customer sticks it with his fork, it explodes in his face. For this Lloyd is taken from behind the counter and set to work in the gymnasium as an instructor. He tries to teach the class a lesson in Indian.club work but makes a mistake with his orders and the entire class is knocked out. When he tries to show them how to perform on the flying rings, he puts them all into a state of horror by his healthy swings which carry him out of the window high over the city below. The proprietor comes in just in time to see Lloyd do something more foolish than ordinary. He gets sore and tells Lloyd that he is going to give him boxing lessons. On the floor above a lady is taking exercise and jumps up and down. Her weight dislodges one of the globes on the light in the ceiling below, just above the head of the gymnasium proprietor. Just as Lloyd swings, the globe hits the proprietor on the head, knocking him out on his feet. Other globes fall until the burly instructor is completely out, and Lloyd is hailed as the gym champion.
- Johnny Parker, who has recently purchased the Banning Ranch, is generally suspected of being the Mysterious "Hawk," a road agent. While riding with his ranch men on the heights, Johnny spots a stage robbery on the road below. Determined to capture the "Hawk" to clear his name, he gallops down and disperses the desperadoes. Johnny and his men follow the bandits into the thickets. Banning, who is the "Hawk," orders his men to hide in the caves while he stops at a stream an puts on the minister's clothes he usually wears. Thus disguised he waits for Johnny and tells him that no riders have passed that way. Peggy Brooks, a pretty girl who makes herself ugly by wearing spectacles and masquerades as "Professor" Brooks, is a new arrival in town. She pretends to be interested in mineralogy and goes to inspect the caves, while Johnny, who has heard that the caves are hunted, goes to satisfy his curiosity about the ghosts. Banning catches the girl with her glasses off and realizes that she is beautiful and that she is some sort of a trickster to be feared. He forces her into an automobile and drives tower the border. Johnny sees from above. He makes a daring slide on horseback down a steep incline, heads off the fugitive, jumps in the car and battles Banning to a finish. Then he takes the girl in his arms.