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Dir: William Beaudine

Bobby has been in the air service but has never got off the ground. He is induced to take the place of an American "ace" at a home party. Things become complicated when his host introduces him to an airplane that he has just purchased.

Dir: William Beaudine

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

Bobby is a college cut-up who is sent down to the farm in the hope that he will mend his ways. Here he meets, along with two pals, a couple of chorus girls who take him for a "rube." Later, still posing as a sod buster, Bobby invades the shop where the show dames are working and manages to create a surprising amount of disturbance.

Dir: William Beaudine

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

Dir: William Beaudine

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

A musical comedy company visits a small town. The star is reminded that she has a country cousin who she has never seen and the players think that it would be good sport to invite the "rube" to see the show. Just what the "rube" does supplies the greater portion of the fun.

Dir: William Beaudine

After removing their respective valuables, a pair of supposed crooks, male and female, find each other out and fall in love.

Dir: William Beaudine

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

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

Dir: William Beaudine

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

Dir: William Beaudine

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of It Takes a Crook perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

Bobby is a chap who scoffs at the idea of girls proposing. Just to prove that he is wrong his chums conceive the scheme of having Vera pop the question. Of course she is not in earnest at first but when she sees another woman taking advantage of leap year by proposing to Bobby, she quickly decides that he is worth having after all.

Dir: William Beaudine

Bobby's chief aim is to prevent his rivals from making love to Florence by making them believe, through various tricks, that her hair and other necessities of life were false, thereby almost losing her himself.

Dir: William Beaudine

A wife is given to feeding wandering knights of the road despite her husband's warning that one may molest her. To teach her a lesson, he hires a tramp to steal the silver. When the police, summoned by the husband, arrive, the silver has been restored by the hobo to the wife for her kindness and she learns that the fracas is a frame-up, but forgives the prime mover in restoring her husband to favor.