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  • The Merchant of Weenies (1925)
  • Short | Short, Comedy
The Merchant of Weenies (1925)
Short | Short, Comedy
A not very successful fighter is in love with a girl who works in a book store and he yearns for education. He takes to reading Shakespeare and then gives a slang recital of the story as he would tell it. This becomes a visualized ...See moreA not very successful fighter is in love with a girl who works in a book store and he yearns for education. He takes to reading Shakespeare and then gives a slang recital of the story as he would tell it. This becomes a visualized burlesque of "The Merchant of Venice" with a fighter and a manager serving as the central characters. The fighter, who has borrowed in advance from a promoter, is about to have the pounds he is overweight sliced from him, as per the contract, when the girl who waits on the book shop intervenes and renders Portia's decision. Written by Motion Picture News, September 12, 1925 See less
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Writer
H.C. Witwer (story)
Producers
Samuel Bischoff | H.C. Witwer
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Updated Oct 1, 1925
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Oct 1, 1925 (United States)

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