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Breakin' Loose Synopsis
Lucy Whittacker is returning home from her finishing school and bringing her teacher with her. She warns the community teacher is a heart-breaker. Teacher brings her pet monkey with her, but hardly comes up to her advance billing, in the way of looks. Pa Whittacker details Dirtyshirt Jones on a ride through a bandit-ridden territory. Magpie is jealous and rigs up a speaking tube with which he waylays them on a lonely road. Through the speaking tube Magpie orders Dirtyshirt Jones to beat it with the homely girl and leave Lucy behind. Magpie then puts in a timely appearance and rescues Lucy, whom he takes to the circus, where he is met by Dirtyshirt and the teacher. The latter's monkey plays havoc with the sideshow attractions and eventually Magpie and Dirtyshirt are thrown on the back of an elephant. After a wild ride they are rescued by the local fire department.
The Donkey Did It Synopsis
Last Chance Valley fairly wallowed in wickedness. To it came Professor Polonius Pinhead upon the back of his donkey and boon companion, King Solomon, and there he found two shrinking flowers of the valley. One's name was Violet and the other was Molly, whose expansion was in direct contrast to Violet's shrinking. She weighed 350 and could juggle a bean-shooter as well as any gun-toter. And, of course, there was a bad man. His name was Howling Hank, and he was a union villain licensed by the Moving Picture Theater Villains' Association, to wear the official black mustache and carry forty-seven shots in his six-shooter. Now, Howling Hank was determined that Violet should work in his dance-hall, and Molly was just as determined that Violet should not. Into this life and death struggle King Solomon, the donkey, kicked Professor Pinhead, and this elongated individual eventually obtained Dutch courage enough to route the villain, to save Violet, and to marry Molly.
"Breakin' Loose" holds a slight edge in general audience appreciation, but "The Donkey Did It" offers its own unique cult appeal.
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Breakin' Loose