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  • The High Diver's Curse (1916)
  • Short | Comedy, Short
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The High Diver's Curse (1916)
Short | Comedy, Short
Dan has the position of property man in a vaudeville theater. He has trouble in keeping the stars contented. They all want to have the star dressing room and he has a hard time to make them all satisfied. In the end he has to take the star...See moreDan has the position of property man in a vaudeville theater. He has trouble in keeping the stars contented. They all want to have the star dressing room and he has a hard time to make them all satisfied. In the end he has to take the star and shift it about from one door to another in order to make each one think that he, or she, as the case may be, has the star room at the time. Dan becomes involved in an argument with an actor when he remarked that actors should not stay around the theater. Dan vows to get even. The show is started. In the second act it is necessary to have rain. When the actor calls for rain Dan turns on the hose and gives them a deluge. Another of the acts is a fake acrobatic act. The men are supposed to be holding each other up, but in reality it is Dan who is doing the supporting by means of a rope from behind the scenes. But just at the critical moment he lets the fly slip and the audience is allowed to see the act is a fake. Then comes the dance of the dying duck. But at his point in the performance Dan is standing behind the scenes eating a banana. He throws the peel out on the stage and the dance of the dying duck turns into a farce. The actors cannot keep their feet and slip so badly that the audience is about to leave when the curtain is pulled down. But the finale of the evening is when the high diver comes on. He is going to dive from the top of the theater into a little bucket of water. All goes well and the diver is just about to take the fatal leap when Dan nonchalantly takes the bucket away and the actor cannot hold himself back and so dives into the floor. He comes after Dan hot foot and Dan takes to flight. He calls for the police and these gentlemen arrive in a buggy. But by this time Dan has taken flight in a big car and the diver is following in a flivver. After a long chase it all ends when Dan throws his enemy into the river from the top of a high bridge and then himself makes a hurried exit. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less
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Henry Lehrman
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Updated Dec 6, 1916
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Dec 6, 1916 (United States)

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