Reilly's Wash Day

In the bustling slums of a 1920s metropolis, Reilly (Charles Murray) awakens to the shrill clatter of a communal laundry line, a ritual that has become the neighborhood's unofficial theatre. Determined to restore his tattered garments, he enlists the help of his loyal mutt, Teddy, whose mischievous antics soon cascade into pandemonium. As the suds bubble, a parade of eccentric tenants—Russ Powell's blustery landlord, Eva Thatcher's flirtatious seamstress, and the sardonic cat Pepper prowling the rooftops—converge, each adding a layer of comic friction. The day spirals when a stray bucket of water splashes onto the stoic Joseph Belmont, prompting a slapstick chase that drags the entire block into the river. Meanwhile, Marie Prevost's vivacious laundress, caught in a whirl of soap and desire, flirts with the earnest but hapless Robert Finlay, sparking a rivalry that culminates in a chaotic tumble of laundry baskets, a runaway horse, and a final, triumphant spin of the washing drum that leaves the audience breathless with laughter.