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Horse Sense Synopsis
Sally the horse wakes up Harry by throwing him out of bed. Harry insists on calling himself "Doug" and his girl "Mary." He takes a long time to get on the horse and then rides only to the next house. Here he and his girl do some stunts in imitation of Mary and Doug. The second half of this amusing comedy takes place on a large steamer. The girl's father insists on sending his daughter away but Harry follows. All efforts to prevent him from embarking prove of no avail. The captain, first mate and father of the girl all help to add to the comedy business and provoke laughter.
The Good Ship Rock 'n' Rye Synopsis
We'll call the lady Milt for short because she impersonates a young sailor lad. Milt's captain was a baseball fiend and had to have his ball games on board. For a target he used an ebony head, but the target was held in place by the first mate who had a whip in hand. Milt was a regular jazz baby. He shimmied and jazzed and played his ukulele all day long. Landing Day arrives and Milt is as signed to tie up the ship at the dock. The captain, as all sailors do, had a sweetheart in every town. In this particular town, Edith Roberts was his sweety. But she had more than one suitor. There were three, four and five hanging around her door at all times, and dad kept his shotgun busy chasing them. She falls in love with a dude and they elope; but little do they know they escape on an enemy's ship. Her sweetheart's rival was no one else but the captain and when he discovers who is on board, the fun begins. The sweetheart is thrown into prison, and the girl is put on K. P. Milt was the chief chef and Edith was made his assistant. While Milt has his back turned, Edith puts some gun-powder in the cake dough, and blows poor Milt to smithereens. She helps her lover to escape and they both jump overboard. They are picked up by a cruiser and the guns are trained on the pirate ship. The boat sinks with all the bad men, but Milt manages to escape in a rowboat. He takes off his civvy clothes and swears never to leave the jungle again.
"Horse Sense" holds a slight edge in general audience appreciation, but "The Good Ship Rock 'n' Rye" offers its own unique cult appeal.
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Horse Sense