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Advertisementers (1916)
Short | Short, Comedy

Advertisementers (1916)

Short | Short, Comedy

There were two restaurants on the block, and the proprietors thought they were rivals. The facts of the matter were that neither did any business, and in all probability the sheriff would have had them by now had it not happened that Oscar...See moreThere were two restaurants on the block, and the proprietors thought they were rivals. The facts of the matter were that neither did any business, and in all probability the sheriff would have had them by now had it not happened that Oscar and Conrad came around. As soon as the two pals noted conditions they became advertising experts. A toss of the coin sent them to the Billikin restaurant, and arrangements were quickly made. Conrad became a sandwich man, while Oscar posed as a "passerby," who went into raptures over the bill of fare and the statement that the place sold food "like father used to eat." When a crowd collected Oscar found it easy to lead a procession into the restaurant, and business began to boom. The rival food artist was more unhappy than ever, and his desire for revenge induced him to listen to the plea of a beauteous maiden who had a scheme to win away the trade. The maiden was installed at a stove in the show window, and made flapjacks in public. She won away the fickle crowd, and the boss of the pals informed them he would dispense with their services unless they counteracted the drawing power of the girl across the street. They tried several schemes without result, and then Conrad met and fell in love with his business rival. She confided to him that HIS boss had offered her $150 if she would quit, which led Conrad to say that HER boss had tried to bribe him (Conrad), and he proposed that they accept the offers and get married on the money. The girl gladly agreed, for she was getting tired of making flapjacks. The day she retired the girl gave a farewell flapjack demonstration, and Conrad, from his sandwich post across the way, was horrified when Oscar told him he had put "gunpowder in her baking powder." Conrad fought with his old pal. (Did you ever see two sandwich men, burdened with their boards, fight? It is funny.) He then ran into the restaurant, but was unable to prevent the catastrophe. The flapjacks blew up, and there was much excitement. The patrons were somewhat "battered," but not badly hurt. Conrad and the girl left triumphantly for a ministers, while the wicked Oscar repented of his crime, because he had endangered the life of the woman his friend had loved. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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6 cast members

Name	Known for
Claude Cooper Oscar Oscar See fewer	The Unfortunate Marriage (1917)
Frank McNish Conrad Conrad See fewer	Rustic Reggie's Record (1916)
George Webb 1st Restaurant Owner 1st Restaurant Owner See fewer	Black Beauty (I) (1921)
J.S. Murray 2nd Restaurant Owner (as James Murray) 2nd Restaurant Owner (as James Murray) See fewer	After the Ball (1914)
Louise Bates The Maiden (as Louise Emerald Bates) The Maiden (as Louise Emerald Bates) See fewer	Silas Marner (1916)
William F. Moran Actor (as Billy Moran) Actor (as Billy Moran) See fewer	In the Days of Buffalo Bill (1922)