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  • Thanks for the Lobster (1914)
  • Short | Short, Comedy
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Thanks for the Lobster (1914)
Short | Short, Comedy
During a tango competition at Murphey's Jardin De Danse, Von Blotz, a professor of the terpsichorean art, enters the contest, but the judges and the crowd do not care for his old style, dreamy waltzing. Consequently, when the prizes are ...See moreDuring a tango competition at Murphey's Jardin De Danse, Von Blotz, a professor of the terpsichorean art, enters the contest, but the judges and the crowd do not care for his old style, dreamy waltzing. Consequently, when the prizes are given out, he gets the third, or "booby" prize, entitled, "A Living Likeness." It proves to be a live lobster. He is thrown out of the dancehall, but climbs back up the fire escape and steals the first prize, a silver loving cup, and returns home with both lobster and cup. He starts to cook the crustacean in the loving cup by holding it over the gas jet, but the chandelier and a large area of plaster falls on his head, shaken down by the tangoing going on overhead, underneath and all around. Finally, he goes to bed and dreams that the tenants of the nearby apartments are holding a tango competition, of which he is judge. He is disgusted at the sameness of the dancing, and declares, "He'll show 'em." He selects a partner and is soon whirling about the room, upside down, on the ceiling. After performing some startling eccentricities, he winds up by whirling his partner out the window and running down to the street in time to catch her as she falls. He returns triumphantly and declares that in his judgment, he is the winner. A free-for-all fight starts, just as he wakes up. The bed has collapsed and he is almost suffocated. The neighbors rush in, and after resuscitating Von Blotz, all grab a portion of the lobster and go out shouting, "Thanks for the lobster." Von Blotz shakes his fist after them, then philosophically fills the cup with liquid refreshments, lights the pipe and smiles to himself. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less
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Wally Van
Writer
Roy L. McCardell (story)
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Updated Nov 6, 1914
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Nov 6, 1914 (United States)

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