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Up a Tree (1910)
Short | Comedy, Short

Up a Tree (1910)

Short | Comedy, Short

Jake, a young country lout, comes into the possession of a ladder and plans to have some fun. Placing the ladder against a tall tree, he climbs up and lodges his cap in the branches. Descending, he waits at the foot, and when an old farmer...See moreJake, a young country lout, comes into the possession of a ladder and plans to have some fun. Placing the ladder against a tall tree, he climbs up and lodges his cap in the branches. Descending, he waits at the foot, and when an old farmer appears, Jake begins to blubber, crying that his cap is in the tree, where he tossed it after a bird, and, pretending lameness, he beseeches the farmer to get it. Up the farmer climbs and dislodges the cap, just when he attempts to descend he finds that Jake has removed the ladder. He is "treed" and no mistake. This trick worked so well, that Jake is encouraged to try it again. This time his victims are a couple of lovers who have quarreled. The beau in a huff, refuses when the sweetheart suggests he get the boy's cap, so she to shame him, climbs up herself. Fine! The lover follows, paying Jake to do the very thing he intended, remove the ladder. Of course, the girl is wild, but the lover is in his element. Here they are "treed" side by side on the limb. Same thing happens, only Jake drives off in the wagon to find another easy mark, which he does in the person of a Jew carrying two live chickens. Jake has visions of a chicken pie, but his dream fades for the Jew carries the birds up the ladder. Further on Jake sells the horse, wagon and ladder to a painter for four dollars. Cheap, of course, but it is velvet to him. With the money he goes to the summer garden restaurant and purchases four dollars' worth of May wine. Meanwhile, the man with the wagon has retraced the route taken by Jake and comes upon the treed ones. All are anxious to be rescued but the young lover, who spurns their assistance until his sweetheart accepts him, which she finally does. The victims then band together to wreak vengeance, and fortune soon favors them, for along comes Jake, their persecutor, lame from head to feet. They pounce upon him, and after administering chastisement, carry him up into one of the trees, where they leave him to think it over. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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7 cast members

Name	Known for
Billy Quirk Country Lout Country Lout See fewer	Algie, the Miner (1912)
Florence Barker Victim Victim See fewer	Choosing a Husband (1909)
Charles Craig Victim Victim See fewer	The Last Door (1921)
Francis J. Grandon Victim Victim See fewer	The Lure of Heart's Desire (1916)
Anthony O'Sullivan Victim Victim See fewer	The Monument (1913)
Frank Opperman Victim Victim See fewer	During the Round-Up (1913)
Mack Sennett Victim Victim See fewer	A Small Town Idol (1921)