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  • An Expensive Sky Piece (1909)
  • Short | Short, Comedy
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An Expensive Sky Piece (1909)
Short | Short, Comedy
A man, for the first time in possession of a considerable amount of money in currency, cannot withstand its magic influence, and repeatedly counts his small fortune. He is warned by well meaning friends that it is a hazardous occupation. ...See moreA man, for the first time in possession of a considerable amount of money in currency, cannot withstand its magic influence, and repeatedly counts his small fortune. He is warned by well meaning friends that it is a hazardous occupation. Despite the warnings, the temptation is too strong for him, and after secluding himself (as he thinks) from prying eyes, he sits upon a bench in a park and once again repeats the performance. A sneak thief, who has been following him, attempts to steal the money, but is foiled by the man's vigilance. Realizing his fortune is endangered, he secretes it in the inner leather lining of his hat. His confidence restored, he peruses a newspaper. Becoming warm, he places his hat on the bench beside him, and for the time forgets its existence. A tramp happening along, wearing a dilapidated hat, espies the man's chapeau and hastily annexing it, disappears, not knowing the fortune he carries. The man upon discovering his loss, wildly starts in search of his sky-piece, grabbing the derby headgear of every pedestrian he encounters, tearing the hat to pieces in his frantic endeavors to find his money. Each victim pursues the excited man until a chase is added. The story ends with the arrest of the tramp and man, the latter finding his money, and the police, for a consideration, saving him from the fury of the mob. Written by The Film Index - March 13, 1909 See less
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Gilbert M. 'Broncho Billy' Anderson
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Updated Mar 10, 1909
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Mar 10, 1909 (United States)

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