The Recommended Vault Deeply Connected to The Knockout: Cult Guide

Dir: Eddie Lyons

Eddie and his wife have four kittens and the domineering janitor wants to kill them. An uncle and aunt, who are visiting the newlyweds, think the janitor is trying to make away with them.

Dir: Eddie Lyons

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of Ain't Nature Wonderful? perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

Dir: Eddie Lyons

Lee and his family take Eddie and his wife riding in their new car.

Dir: Eddie Lyons

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

The troubles of two quarreling couples, the Blacks and the Whites. They get divorces, and Mr. Black weds Mrs. White and Mr. White weds Mrs. Black.

Dir: Eddie Lyons

John Smith learns in order to inherit two million dollars from his wealthy aunt, he divorce his wife Lucille, a former vaudeville performer. In order to qualify for his inheritance, John devises the idea of divorcing his wife and then remarrying her. To establish grounds for the divorce, John registers at a hotel with Fannie, the janitor's wife. Their neighbors in the adjoining room are Britton Hughes and his bride Peggy, who are being pursued by the bride's father. The arrival of Fannie's husband precipitates a panic in the two apartments, during which time, John and Peggy are thrown together. At that moment, Lucille arrives and believes that John is guilty of a real affair. Several complications arise until John's aunt appears and tells her nephew that the will was all a test of his love for Lucille, and when the runaway bride and groom are forgiven, all ends happily.

Dir: Eddie Lyons

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of Mum's the Word perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

Dir: Eddie Lyons

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

Dir: Eddie Lyons

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

The newlyweds buy a rooster and expect it to lay eggs. Food conservation also comes in for some quiet, humorous effects.

Dir: Eddie Lyons

Bernie and Sidney are a buyer and a salesman who smash each other's hats before becoming acquainted. Their wives afterward mix in at a hat sale and later all meet at dinner, when the riot begins again.

Dir: Eddie Lyons

Eddie and his bride manage to escape the hazing of the wedding guests, but is later caught by Lee, the hick detective, who has received a fake wire offering $1,000 reward for Eddie's capture as a dangerous criminal. He locates Eddie on the trail and handcuffs himself to him. Lee releases Eddie so the latter can wire his friends, and the bridegroom misses his train. He hurries by taxi to the jail, where Lee has taken the bride in lieu of Eddie. Eddie and his bride are locked up together, but are later released upon receipt of an explanatory telegram from their practical joking friends.