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  • Just Imagination (1916)
  • Short | Short, Comedy
Just Imagination (1916)
Short | Short, Comedy

Musty is enjoying a nap in the middle of a country road when along comes Silly Billy with his wheelbarrow full of hay. He loads Musty into his one-man-power pushmobile, covers him up with hay and resumes the journey. Pretty soon he passes ...See moreMusty is enjoying a nap in the middle of a country road when along comes Silly Billy with his wheelbarrow full of hay. He loads Musty into his one-man-power pushmobile, covers him up with hay and resumes the journey. Pretty soon he passes a well and stops for a drink. While he is drinking, Musty awakens and departs. Billy refreshed by his draught, is very strong, and when he seizes the handles of his lightened vehicle, it flies into the air, descending upon the head of the unlucky Musty and completely knocking him out. Musty is discovered by some passing soldiers and interned as a suspicious character, but when he sees that his guards pass through the grating of his cell by merely bending aside the flexible bars, our noble young hero loses no time in making his escape. Tired of aimless wandering, Musty seats himself on a convenient stump and wishes for a good "soft" job. A fairy tramp suddenly appears before him and leads him to a huge signboard which announces that Dr. Hickory and Dr. Nut are looking for a refined young man as a subject in their experiments with the power of imagination. After mysteriously changing clothes with a tastily attired clothier's dummy, Musty gets the job. Dr. Hickory and Dr. Nut, assisted by their charming young lady helper, put Musty through a fine course of sprouts. He is seated before a splendid dinner, but when he turns his head the plates become empty as if by magic. The two doctors congratulate Musty on his splendid appetite. "You've eaten it all," they say, "Now drink," referring him to a punch howl which fills automatically with tempting liquid before his very eyes. He fills one small glass and sees the punch bowl empty. While gazing in wonder at the bowl, his glass changes to a flatiron, much to his disgust. He is put to bed and immediately awakened, told that he has slept twelve hours and that it is now time for breakfast. Delighted, he takes his place at the table and seizes a coffee pot which suddenly takes on the appearance of a live goose. He is then treated to an imaginary game of pool, in which be shows great dexterity, and a psychological sleigh ride, which amuses him hugely, but nearly freezes him to death. Then Dr. Hickey tells him he'll show him his future wife. His hair is carefully combed and he is hit over the head with a stuffed club. While he is semi-conscious the imagination specialists urge him to look through a pair of field glasses. Through the lenses he sees a vision of his old friend, Dippy Mary, busily engaged in massaging a lawn with curry comb and brush. Then Dr. Hickory hits him in the head with an axe, and when Musty awakes he finds himself in the road beside the shattered remains of Silly Billy's wheelbarrow. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less
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Updated Apr 19, 1916

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Apr 19, 1916 (United States)

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6 cast members
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Harry Watson
Musty Suffer (as Harry Watson Jr.) Musty Suffer (as Harry Watson Jr.)   See fewer
George Bickel
Willie Work Willie Work   See fewer
Dan Crimmins
Dr. Hickory Dr. Hickory   See fewer
H.H. McCullum
Dr. Nut Dr. Nut   See fewer
Della Connor
Musty's Dream Wife Musty's Dream Wife   See fewer
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