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  • A Shooting Match (1914)
  • Short | Comedy, Short
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A Shooting Match (1914)
Short | Comedy, Short
The locale of the story is laid around a trap shooting club, and while burlesquing the various incidents and manners that are common to the aristocratic shooting club and its members. Snitz and Hans are members of a trap shooting club. ...See moreThe locale of the story is laid around a trap shooting club, and while burlesquing the various incidents and manners that are common to the aristocratic shooting club and its members. Snitz and Hans are members of a trap shooting club. Snitz and Hans are rivals in love; each seeks the hand of pretty Emma. Emma is undecided which one she loves best and so finally, after many funny situations, proposes a shooting contest between the two men. the winner to secure her hand in marriage. Snitz and Hans agree. They retire to secretly practice with their shotguns in preparation. The day of the contest arrives. During the contest Hans, who is the best shot, runs far ahead in the scoring. Snitz conceives the idea of bribing Louie, who manages the shoot, to extract the shot from Hans' gun. This is done. Hans, thereafter, does not shoot a bird, while Snitz kills every one in sight. He beats Hans by one point. In the meantime Emma becomes smitten with Louie. Louie demands payment from Snitz. Snitz is too busy with the girl, and so ignores him entirely. Louie becomes angry, and exposes the plot to Hans. Hans vows to kill Snitz, and with his shotgun he starts in pursuit. This is the signal for war between the factions, ending in a general fight among the contestants and many ridiculous incidents and situations. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less
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Fred J. Balshofer
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Updated Sep 24, 1914
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Sep 24, 1914 (United States)

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