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  • The Tricky Flunkie (1914)
  • Short | Comedy, Short
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The Tricky Flunkie (1914)
Short | Comedy, Short
Ernie, the flunkie in a cheap bathhouse loves Betty, the waitress, who is the daughter of the proprietor. Father objects. He wants Betty to marry his chosen, a country boy, good and wholesome. Ernie and Betty become desperate and get the ...See moreErnie, the flunkie in a cheap bathhouse loves Betty, the waitress, who is the daughter of the proprietor. Father objects. He wants Betty to marry his chosen, a country boy, good and wholesome. Ernie and Betty become desperate and get the fat country boy, the cook and Father in a fight. They are foiled in their plans. Ernie's only way to happiness is suicide. After several attempts, he tries to hang himself. This looks like failure, for word gets to the proprietor that his flunkie is hanging in a tree and rather than lose a good flunky, he tries to save him. They get the sheriff and the minister and go to the rescue. Ernie, who is hard to kill, isn't dead. He sees his chance to get Betty. Not far from him is a steep bank at the bottom. He succeeds in putting all but the minister and Betty in the water. Tiny are married, while the others struggle in the water below. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less
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Allen Curtis
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Updated Nov 25, 1914
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Nov 25, 1914 (United States)

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