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  • Anvils and Actors (1916)
  • Short | Short, Comedy
Anvils and Actors (1916)
Short | Short, Comedy
Ethel, the daughter of the village blacksmith, is greatly admired by both Pokes and Jabbs. Pokes is the apprentice at the blacksmith shop and has the inside track of his rival, Jabbs, who has ambitions to become an actor. Ethel ridicules ...See moreEthel, the daughter of the village blacksmith, is greatly admired by both Pokes and Jabbs. Pokes is the apprentice at the blacksmith shop and has the inside track of his rival, Jabbs, who has ambitions to become an actor. Ethel ridicules Jabbs' histrionic efforts and gives her heart to the honest son of toil, Pokes. After Pokes has presented an engagement ring to Ethel, poor Jabbs is heartbroken and hies away to the distant city to follow the career he loves. Ethel's joy is short-lived, for the black-hearted villain Pokes, securing the return of the ring by a crafty excuse, places it on the finger of a city girl who chances to visit the village. Crushed in spirit at her sweetheart's perfidy, Ethel leaves her rural home to seek fame and fortune in the city. Years afterwards, Pokes deciding to enjoy a well-earned vacation, visits the city and finds his way inside a theater to witness the performance of a repertoire company. When the theater curtain rises, to the horror of Pokes, there on the stage he sees his erstwhile sweetheart Ethel and his former rival Jabbs enacting a melodramatic play that portrays the exact conduct of Pokes toward Ethel in former days. Forgetful if the fact that the play is based upon his own acts, and thinking that Jabbs is really treating Ethel shamefully, Pokes climbs on the stage, and opening fire with his revolver, chases the performers into the wings. Seeking refuge in a corner, Jabbs and Ethel spy a fire hose hanging nearby and opening the nozzle full force they turn the water upon the oncoming Pokes. The current is so strong that Pokes is swept completely out of the theater and out into the alley, while Jabbs and Ethel look on convulsed with laughter. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less
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Louis Burstein
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Updated Mar 31, 1916
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Mar 31, 1916 (United States)

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