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  • A Day Out of Jail (1917)
  • Short | 15 min | Comedy, Short
A Day Out of Jail (1917)
Short | 15 min | Comedy, Short

After escaping from jail. Ham and Bud conceive the idea of becoming policemen when they see a "copper" remove a few bananas from a fruit stand and stroll away without bothering to pay for them. Ham is accepted, but Bud is disqualified on ...See moreAfter escaping from jail. Ham and Bud conceive the idea of becoming policemen when they see a "copper" remove a few bananas from a fruit stand and stroll away without bothering to pay for them. Ham is accepted, but Bud is disqualified on account of his height. However, he accompanies Ham on his beat. Willie Mackarel. the prison keeper, is in love with the warden's daughter. When all other methods fail, he decides to use the "cave man" method of courtship, and is successful in making away with his sweetheart. They are spooning in the park, when they are seen from a distance by Ham and Bud. Ham decides to stop the "flirtation." But when he finds that the culprit is his old Nemesis, the keeper, he and Bud flee for their lives. The keeper catches them, but promises them a chance to make a getaway if they will get him a minister. When Bud, disguised as a minister, comes upon the scene simultaneously with the enraged warden, things begin to happen and finally end up in a whirlwind climax when Ham and Bud are pursued by the keeper in a boat which happens to have no bottom. They finally forsake the water for the sky, when the keeper hurls a stick of dynamite which land in Ham and Bud's boat. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less
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Updated Jun 28, 1917

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Jun 28, 1917 (United States)

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5 cast members
Name Known for
Lloyd Hamilton
Ham (as Lloyd V. Hamilton) Ham (as Lloyd V. Hamilton)   See fewer
Henry Murdock
Willie Mackarel Willie Mackarel   See fewer
John Steppling
The Warden The Warden   See fewer
Juanita Sponsler
The Warden's Daughter The Warden's Daughter   See fewer
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