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The New Jitney in Town (1915)
Short | Comedy, Short

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The New Jitney in Town (1915)

Short | Comedy, Short

King Baggot, impersonating Drake, a salesman in a department store, gives up his position to start a jitney-bus, and the manager instructs the floorwalker to keep him away from the building. He paints one side of his jitney and takes the ...See moreKing Baggot, impersonating Drake, a salesman in a department store, gives up his position to start a jitney-bus, and the manager instructs the floorwalker to keep him away from the building. He paints one side of his jitney and takes the floorwalker and Jane, one of the saleswomen, to a street corner near the store, telling Jane that he will call for her that evening. King picks up his first customer, a young woman whose car has broken down; Jane sees this and becomes jealous. The young woman enters the store, and the floorwalker, acting on orders from the manager, urges King to move on with his jitney-bus. In driving to the street corner King changes the position of the car so that when the young woman comes back and sees the unpainted side she tells him that it isn't the same car he brought her in, but he proves to her that it is merely an optical illusion, as she got in on the other side. Unfortunately the car breaks down later on and his first customer gets out and leaves him in the lurch. As King doesn't turn up at closing time, Jane starts for home escorted by the floorwalker. Meanwhile King is lying on the ground trying to fix his car, which starts up unexpectedly and goes racing up the road. King picks up his tools and rushes after it. Presently he meets Jane and the floorwalker, and takes Jane into the jitney. King takes advantage of the opportunity and proposes marriage, and he and Jane hunt up a parson. After they have been married they are unable to pay the customary fee and suggest to the parson that they will leave him the dilapidated jitney as security. As the minister declines the offer they ride off, and before long the car breaks down, and completely disgusted, they leave it smoking in an open field and make their escape. The auto apparently objects to this, and starts up of its own accord to scoot up the road, while Jane and King hide behind a tree for fear they will need to reclaim it. Then they embrace fondly in their delight at being rid of their white elephant, the ill-fated jitney. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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4 cast members

Name	Known for
King Baggot Drake, the Salesman Drake, the Salesman See fewer	Jim Webb, Senator (1914)
Jane Gail Jane, the Saleswoman Jane, the Saleswoman See fewer	20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1916)
Frank Smith The Store Manager The Store Manager See fewer	A Strange Disappearance (1915)
Ned Reardon The Floorwalker The Floorwalker See fewer	The Marble Heart (1915)