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Dir: Eddie Lyons

Mr. Ups likes the gay life and Mr. Downs is a "stay-at-home." One night when Ups is out sporting and Downs is home in bed, Ups arrives at the entrance of the apartment house at the same time with Downs' wife. Ups' wife, who is at home, hears the cat ransacking the milk cans in the kitchen and thinks a burglar is in the house. Then Mr. Ups and Mrs. Downs arrive and the chase starts. Up and down the dumbwaiter goes Downs and Mrs. Ups, looking for the burglar, one in his bathrobe the other in her pajamas. The mystery is solved and the two couples become the best of friends.

Dir: Eddie Lyons

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of In the Good Old Days 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: Unknown Director

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

The Judge needs a present for his wife's birthday, so Harry suggests a new corset. They go to the shop, but he's so embarrassed to ask the saleslady he hides in a phone booth.Harry goes in, but finds a GUY wearing one, and runs out.They both dress as women to get back in, but Mrs. Rummy gets there and chases him out.

Dir: Eddie Lyons

Nifty Ned is a heavyweight champion that meets all comers. He is successful through the fact that he manages to back his opponents against the scenery at the back of the stage ring. From a vantage point behind the scenes, Happy Harry whacks the opponent on the head with a club, invariably causing the "knockout." The end comes when the "heavyweight" is pushed against the scenery by one of his opponents, and Happy Harry knocks out the wrong man.

Dir: Eddie Lyons

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of A Fitting Gift 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

Eddie appears as a grocer boy and Lee as butcher boy. Both love the same girl, but after numerous amusing advances a third youth marries her.

Dir: Eddie Lyons

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

Rushville is excited over the football game to be played that day between its rival teams, the Bearcats and the Carnations. Word reaches the latter team that Spike Hennessey, a famous quarterback, is to be a ringer on the "Bearcats" team.

Dir: Eddie Lyons

Lee is a tailor's apprentice who follows his customer, Eddie, to a social affair. Lee measures up the guests for new clothes. Both he and Eddie lose their trousers and do some tall dodging about among the guests as a result.

Dir: Eddie Lyons

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.