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  • Home-Made Pies (1916)
  • Short | Short, Comedy
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Home-Made Pies (1916)
Short | Short, Comedy
No one could blame Jabbs for being disgusted when he was forced to attempt to eat some of the biscuits made by his daughter, Ethel, a recent graduate of the Culinary Correspondence Course. Not discouraged by her first failure, Ethel ...See moreNo one could blame Jabbs for being disgusted when he was forced to attempt to eat some of the biscuits made by his daughter, Ethel, a recent graduate of the Culinary Correspondence Course. Not discouraged by her first failure, Ethel bravely attempts a second trial under the supervision of her mother. This time she tries her hand at home-made pies, using all the ingredients she can find in the kitchen. When she places the pies outside the window to cool, the aroma attracts the attention of Pokes, who is badly in need of a meal. Pokes attempts to get away with the pies, but succeeds only in separating himself from some of his teeth. Finally, when he is contentedly munching one of the pies made by the mother and which he has found amongst the sad efforts of Ethel, he is attacked by a policeman and a farmer whom he had previously insulted. Vigorously defending himself by using the pies as ammunition, which proves most effective. Pokes manages to seize Ethel and carry her off. Followed by the crowd, Pokes carries Ethel off to the quarry which Jabbs owns. Here he pauses to rest and sits on an old log where an irate employee, whom Jabbs had discharged, had planted a keg of powder in an attempt to blow up Jabbs. Unheedful of the burning fuse stealing quickly up to the keg, Pokes tells Ethel of his love for her, when the explosion occurs. The blast hurls both Pokes and Ethel high in the air and Ethel falls in on top of her mother and astonished crowd. When they look off in horror expecting to see the mangled remains of Pokes, to their chagrin they see him perched on top of a high tree calmly devouring the last of the home-made pies. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less
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Louis Burstein
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Updated May 5, 1916
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May 5, 1916 (United States)

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Bobby Burns's primary photo
Bobby Burns
Pokes Pokes   See fewer
Ups and Downs (1915)
Walter Stull's primary photo
Walter Stull
Jabbs Jabbs   See fewer
Ups and Downs (1915)
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Ethel Marie Burton
Ethel (as Ethel Burton) Ethel (as Ethel Burton)   See fewer
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