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The Sleep Walker Synopsis
After getting all bunged up while sleepwalking Sid goes out in the country to try and cure his habit, but his precautions prove of no avail, for a storm takes his bed out of a window onto the wings of an aeroplane, after several perilous near-falls he finally does fall to earth and then has a time trying to return home as he is in his pajamas. Finally he lands on a train that has among its passengers a kicking mule and a company of chorus girls. Not content with the excitement that can be gotten out of a combination like this, an escaped convict boards the train and robs the heroine of jewels and there is another mix-up as Sid's pajamas resemble a convict's suit. Peace is finally restored and Sid wakes up and finds it all a nightmare.
Mary's Ankle Synopsis
While walking along the street one day, Arthur P. Hampton, an impoverished young doctor, and his chums, Stub Masters and Johnny Stokes, are persuaded to part with their last remaining funds by tag day solicitor Mary Jane Smith, with whom the doctor promptly falls in love. Doc's friends then hit upon a get-rich-quick scheme. Knowing that his Uncle George has promised a large sum of money upon his nephew's marriage, they persuade Doc to send out fake wedding invitations naming Mary Jane as the blushing bride. Uncle George, elated at the good news, writes to Mary Jane's aunt, Angelica Burns, an old sweetheart, to invite Mary Jane and Angelica to be his guests on an ocean voyage. Meanwhile, Mary Jane pays a visit to the doctor's office and, upon seeing the wedding invitations, becomes so flustered that she trips and sprains her ankle. Doc comes to her rescue and then begs her to pose as his wife. She agrees, but at ship-side, Stub and Johnnie confess all to Uncle George, who flies into a rage until Doc announces that he and Mary Jane have chosen a wedding at sea.
"The Sleep Walker" holds a slight edge in general audience appreciation, but "Mary's Ankle" offers its own unique cult appeal.
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