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  • An Awful Scare (1913)
  • Short | 4 min | Short, Comedy
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An Awful Scare (1913)
Short | 4 min | Short, Comedy
Holtz, Schultz and Schmaltz are three friends. They attend a meeting of spiritualists and discuss things pertaining to the other world. They separate and go home. Holtz upon his arrival is shocked to find upon his opening his door, a large...See moreHoltz, Schultz and Schmaltz are three friends. They attend a meeting of spiritualists and discuss things pertaining to the other world. They separate and go home. Holtz upon his arrival is shocked to find upon his opening his door, a large black coffin. Frightened out of his wits, he runs from the house. He meets Schultz, and Schultz doubting his story, accompanies him home. He sees the same sight, and they both run away. They then go to Schultz's home, and the same thing awaits them there. They run again, and meeting Schmaltz, tell him of their strange experiences. He accuses them of having the meeting they attended on their mind, but agrees to go with them to Schultz's room. He goes, and he also sees this gruesome object. He takes them to his room and there also is a strange black coffin. They run out and get a policeman. All four come back, and after much hesitation on the part of all, the officer goes to the coffin to see what it contains. He finds a letter from a friend of Schmaltz, who is an undertaker, explaining that as he is retiring from business, he is presenting his friends with a coffin, in the belief that they will need it some day. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less
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Phillips Smalley
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Updated Feb 16, 1913
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Feb 16, 1913 (United States)

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