Summary
Nervy Ned, a roguishly charismatic hustler with an eye for opportunistic schemes, partners with his ever‑loyal valet, a wiry fellow named Jasper, to launch a dubious car‑parking enterprise in a bustling urban precinct. Their venture, initially presented as a legitimate service for motorists seeking safe storage, quickly morphs into a covert rental racket: they hoard a fleet of battered automobiles, then lease them out to unsuspecting patrons who believe they are merely paying for a parking spot. As the duo's machinations grow more audacious, a disgruntled client—an irate businessman whose vehicle was commandeered without consent—unravels their subterfuge. Seeking retribution, he coerces Ned and Jasper into a grotesque contest reminiscent of the legendary William Tell myth: they must split an apple with a single arrow, the target being the head of a mannequin fashioned as their own offspring. The tension escalates when the arrow wavers, the apple teeters, and the audience, a mélange of townsfolk and opportunistic onlookers, gasps in collective anticipation. The film culminates in a chaotic resolution where the protagonists either triumph in the impossible feat or suffer a comedic downfall, underscoring the thin line between cunning entrepreneurship and reckless folly.
Synopsis
Nervy Ned and his valet go into the car-parking business, then rent out the cars to others. They are caught by one of their victims and punished in an apple-shooting contest after the manner of William Tell's son.
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