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Dir: William Watson

Nervy Ned is appointed chief of police, and then the troubles begin.

Dir: William Watson

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of Hold Your Breath perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

Charles and Bert who have defied the Volstead act are seen clambering about the roof of a building, high above a busy street. After a few hair-raising stunts that will give nervous ones in your audience a jolt. Bert demands money that Charles owes him. They end a fast chase on the roof of a building overlooking a lion's den. Here Bert slips down the roof in among the beasts and Bert lowers a flag to half mast, supposing of course this is the end of his pal. But to his astonishment Charles not only comes out alive but is seen reclining comfortably on one of the biggest lions.

Dir: William Watson

Walking along some country roads is a hazardous undertaking, a fact which Nervy Ned and his valet had brought to their attention very forcibly when a horse and carriage careened past them at the rate of about forty per. They just escaped by the skin of their teeth and, quite naturally followed the subsequent course of the vehicle as far as their eyes would permit. That, however, was far enough for the carriage drove in through the gate of a magnificent estate and stopped. The next thing the two "companions of the road" saw was a beautiful girl being carried, against her will, from the carriage. Being gentlemen they immediately went to her assistance. By tying a rope to the axle of the carriage and also the the villain's leg and giving the horse a none too gentle hint that it was time to move on they managed to get rid of the first obstacle in their path. The girl promptly fainted in Ned's arms and so with instructions to his valet to prepare the way he carried her into the house. What was there to greet them was not revealed to them until they had selected suitable clothing from a convenient wardrobe. Then they met them, while searching for water to revive the girl. Five or six skeletons. Frightened, they ran and were chased. Chased from room to room, until every room in the house had been covered. Then papa arrives with the police and the "skeletons" are captured. The girl relates the bravery of her hero to papa who offers monetary reward. Ned refuses, much to the disgust of his hungry valet, being satisfied with the beautiful smile the girl gave him. Nervy Ned says "Live in a box car and you'll have no family skeletons."

Dir: William Watson

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of Skeletons perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

Stage-door-Johnnie Snub worships Marie. She's the star of a second rate stage show, a civil war melodrama. When they come up an actor short, Snub is pressed into service to play the part of a Confederate General.

Dir: William Watson

Nervy Ned, blackened up so he can attend a negro barbecue without an invitation, forgets to smear burned cork on his hands and is chased by the irate negroes as soon as they detect him. Washing off his make-up in a nearby stream, he gets a taste of some contraband hootch being poured out by dry agents up stream. While pepped up by the hootch he volunteers to take a trip to Mars in a cannon invented by his sweetheart's father, Professor McKerony. The projectile lands a few miles away; Ned alights and is hit by a flivver. He immediately radios back to the professor that Ford, John D. and others, including Volstead, have been there first. The professor and his party, celebrating the success of his invention, arrive at the same café wherein Ned is drinking. After a general mix-up, explanations are made and all ends well.

Dir: William Watson

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of Stage Struck perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

After fleecing a group of people by pretending to repair their broken fountain pens, Ned and his valet seek refuge from the angry mob in a museum. They hide in a couple of empty mummy cases--which are soon taken out and moved to a lab where a group of scientists hook them up to electrical equipment with the intent of bringing the "mummies" back to life!

Dir: William Watson

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

Dir: William Watson

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of Off the Earth perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

Dir: William Watson

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

Dir: William Watson

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.