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  • Making Things Hum (1916)
  • Short | Short, Comedy
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Making Things Hum (1916)
Short | Short, Comedy
Jerry, ever alert to pretty girls, comes in contact with the maid of a wealthy family. She has been to market and Jerry relieves her of her burden. He is about to accept her invitation to dine with her when the policeman on the beat, who ...See moreJerry, ever alert to pretty girls, comes in contact with the maid of a wealthy family. She has been to market and Jerry relieves her of her burden. He is about to accept her invitation to dine with her when the policeman on the beat, who is also infatuated with the maid, appears. The officer hurls Jerry to the ground and then follows the maid to the kitchen. Jerry determined to gain an entrance to the place, starts for the door again, when Hank, the janitor, appears and another fight starts. Jerry is pounded again and Hank goes inside. A fight starts between the janitor and the bluecoat, the latter using his club freely and throwing the janitor downstairs to the cellar. Jerry is lost as to what to do when he spies the police captain. He hurries to him and tells his tale of woe and the Captain decides to go after his subordinate. Jerry follows in and while the two officers are fighting Jerry opens the door leading to the cellar and throws them both down to join the janitor. Jerry is progressing nicely when the master of the house comes in. He is also smitten with the girl, but before he sees Jerry the diminutive one hides under the table and is further shielded from view by the maid's apron. The master is having a love scene with the girl when his wife appears and she loses no time, crashing a bottle over the unfaithful one's head. The maid faints and as the wife rushes out Jerry goes to the girl's assistance. He picks her up just as the three in the cellar appear. Jerry runs to the hall and there he is confronted by the husband. Jerry throws the girl into the arms of the master and runs upstairs just as the wife appears. Seeing her husband with the maid in his arms the angry wife smashes a big vase over her husband's head, dropping him with the maid in his arms. The police and janitor appear on the scene and there is a general mixup. All decide to get Jerry and a chase leads to the top floor. Jerry climbs out of the window and aided by the drain pipe reaches the ground while the police and janitor climb down behind him. He is caught at the bottom by the husband, who is in waiting and held for the police, then to be severely clubbed and taken away to jail, leaving Hank the janitor in possession of the troublesome maid. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less
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David Horsley
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Updated Sep 9, 1916
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Sep 9, 1916 (United States)

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