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  • Chicken Feathers (1927)
  • Short | Comedy, Short
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Chicken Feathers (1927)
Short | Comedy, Short

Anne's father arrives at the bank too late to deposit $5,000 in cash which he has just received. He is being followed by Billy, a pickpocket, and is nervous about the money. When he arrives home he hides it in a sofa pillow, but the ...See moreAnne's father arrives at the bank too late to deposit $5,000 in cash which he has just received. He is being followed by Billy, a pickpocket, and is nervous about the money. When he arrives home he hides it in a sofa pillow, but the pickpocket sees where he puts it and determines to get the money. Anne is preparing gifts for a charity bazaar and unwittingly gives the collectors the pillow in which the money is hidden. The maid discovers that the missing pillow contains a huge sum and tells her sweetie, the iceman. He also sets out to get the money. Father then learns of his loss and starts for the bazaar. The iceman and the pickpocket also race for the place and there is a fight to buy the pillows. All four buy pillows, each thinking he has the right one, only to discover that the money is in none of them. Finally Anne learns that the pillow has been sold to her Jimmie, who has given it to his aunt. The four of them dash to the aunt's house where they find that the pillow has been sent to the cleaners and then they stage a sprint for the cleaning establishment. Every pillow in the place is torn to pieces, With the feathers flying everywhere. Father falls into a starch tank and the feathers settle on him until he looks like a huge chicken. But he recovers the money and is chased out of the place, taking refuge on an ostrich farm where he is rescued by Anne from the birds who are picking him to pieces. Then Anne decides to take the money and spend it on her honeymoon. Written by Press Sheet from Library of Congress See less
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Frank Roland Conklin (story) (as Frank R. Conklin)
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Updated Feb 27, 1927

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Feb 27, 1927 (United States)

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5 cast members
Name Known for
Jack Duffy
Old Charley Kale Old Charley Kale   See fewer
Anne Cornwall
Anne Kale Anne Kale   See fewer
James Harrison
Anne's Sweetheart (as Jimmy Harrison) Anne's Sweetheart (as Jimmy Harrison)   See fewer
Billy Engle
Herman Corkscrew Herman Corkscrew   See fewer
William Irving
The Ice Man The Ice Man   See fewer
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