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  • Pokes and Jabs (1915)
  • Short | Comedy, Short
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Pokes and Jabs (1915)
Short | Comedy, Short
The Pokes and Jabbs families, neighbors, live across the hall from each other in the same apartment house. The fearless Mr. Pokes is very much bossed by his wife, a suffragette, while Mr. Jabbs is the ruler in his own home. Mrs. Jabbs has ...See moreThe Pokes and Jabbs families, neighbors, live across the hall from each other in the same apartment house. The fearless Mr. Pokes is very much bossed by his wife, a suffragette, while Mr. Jabbs is the ruler in his own home. Mrs. Jabbs has just been presented with a new coat by her husband, and. meeting Mr. Pokes in the hall, asks his opinion of it. While Pokes is admiring the coat, his wife, hearing his voice in the hall, peers through the keyhole and mistakes his admiration of the coat for affection for Mrs. Jabbs. Jabbs, at the same time, also hearing voices in the hall, looks through the keyhole and decides to punish Pokes for his familiarity with his wife. Jealousy is aroused in both families and Jabbs and his wife quarrel, the result of which is that she leaves to go to her mother. Mrs. Pokes leaves home to attend a suffragette meeting and Jabbs, learning of a mask ball, persuades Pokes to go as his escort. Jabbs dresses as a woman. Arriving at the ball, they learn that the ball has been postponed. Disgustedly, they start toward home. A policeman gives them quite a chase, but they elude him by dodging into a saloon. The kindly bartender gets in wrong by offering his services and when they beat a hasty exit through the side door, they are confronted by another policeman. Pokes gets rid of him in a peculiar fashion. after several mishaps they arrive home. Jabbs has forgotten his keys. Pokes, becoming brave immediately, offers to put him up for the night. They proceed to retire without removing their clothes. The suffragette meeting being over, Mrs. Pokes returns. A horrible discovery meets her gaze upon entering her bedroom. Jabbs, in female attire, occupies her bed. Wild with rage, she rushes to the Jabbs apartment to inform Mr. Jabbs of his wife's actions. Jabbs, hearing the clatter on the door, beats it out the window to the fire escape. About this time. Mrs. Jabbs returns repentant. Entering her own apartment, she sees a woman lying on the couch and fails to recognize it as her husband. With a piercing shriek, she rushes to the hallway and faints. Jabbs again aroused, makes his exit through the window, and for the fire escape to the Pokes' apartment, begging Mr. Pokes to hide and protect him. Mrs. Pokes arrives on the scene and Jabbs makes for the hallway, but in so doing leaves his skirt clutched in the hand of Mrs. Pokes. Explanations follow, and what at first appeared to be a horrible catastrophe, turns out an innocent prank. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less
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Louis Burstein
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Updated May 13, 1915
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May 13, 1915 (United States)

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