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- Dolly, a farmer maiden, longs to become a screen star. A visiting film company wants to shoot "Uncle Tom's Cabin" on the farm and she gives permission. When the leading lady fails to arrive, Dolly is cast as Little Eva, Topsy and Eliza. Various laughable sequences occur in the filming of the venerable classic along somewhat unique lines. At the end of the day, Dolly draws all of the undeveloped film from the camera magazines, hoping to see her "pitcher," thus ruining the most original version of the "Tom" show ever screened.
- Magnolia Milkshake wants to help the war effort to compensate for her husband who is exempt for being overweight. She tries to join the Red Cross, then the rifle corps.
- This is the story of the heartless mother whose burdens are such that she would be rid of her two children. The henpecked father is compelled to take them to the woods and there lose them. Gretel drops bread-crumbs to find her way home, but wild-fowl eat the crumbs and they are truly lost. The babes wander to the home of a witch, who would fatten them up to make ginger-bread of them. As they are about to be thrown into the blazing furnace Peggy outwits the witch, and, in turn, the witch is thrust into the roaring flames, as the mother, repentant, heads the neighbors in the work of rescue.
- One of a pair of twins gets lost and leads a rough life as assistant to a railroad engineer, while the other one enjoys luxury and ease. They get mixed up of course, but eventually both twins are restored to their parents.
- Baby Peggy as the mischievous child of doting and fussy parents.
- Alice is the daughter of a fisherman. She gathers herring to support her family. Alice's folks are worshipers of the cuckoo clock. Even the dog bows his head in prayer when the cuckoo cuckoos. Joe, a sailor, loves Alice. He calls on her at midnight, and takes her to a cabaret. While there, a sea captain falls in love with Alice, and strange things come to pass when Alice sees the hula hula dancers. Joe takes Alice home under great difficulties Alice and Joe are happily married and are proprietors of a lunch room. Undaunted by his previously unsuccessful attempts the sea captain is still bent on possessing Alice, and lays his plans to kidnap her. Alice is kidnapped, and is placed on a sea going vessel. Just as Joe comes home. He pursues the yacht with his billowy sail boat. Just as he is about to catch the vessel he is lassoed and left mercilessly to drown. Instead, Joe pulls himself up on the rope and outs his way in through the boat. Meanwhile, Alice is having her troubles trying to keep the captain out of her stateroom. Joe rescues Alice, and there follows a lively boat chase with marines, patrol boats, etc. Alice and Joe manage to destroy the lighthouse in which the captain and his crew sought to shelter themselves. A novel ending follows.
- A city slicker in a high hat beats the time of a country boy with his sweetheart.
- When Baby Peggy closed her little eyes, little did she realize that the same night she would capture a bold, bad burglar. Her toys and balloons met the burglar every way he turned until at last he ran into the wall, stunned. A passing policeman took him with him, and Baby Peggy closed her eyes to sleep her Beauty Sleep. The next day her suitors called - one at a time. When Harry called he was thrust into the closet when James rang the front bell. James, too, was thrown into one of the obscure corners of the house. This continued in turn as Henry and David each paid their respects with a call on their little "sweetie." But when Chauncey called in his Packard car Peggy was ready to go out, and she did. Then the rivals discovered each other - and then the fun began. When Peggy's folks returned home they found their place looking like - well, you know. Peggy's return home was far from triumphant, but she was saved from a sound spanking by the return of the officer who had Peggy's reward for capturing the burglar.
- The story of a bad organ grinder, a life saver, a pretty girl and her baby sister. A dog takes an active part in the final rescue and helps save the child from the fleeing kidnapper.
- Betty leaves the child at the County Orphan Asylum while she delivers the weekly laundry to the bachelor's home. But the kid escapes and slides down a chute from the second story landing in the basket which Betty is dragging along behind her. At the bachelor's the baby is turned over to Brownie, the valet, who gives the baby a bath, filling the small tub with water and placing a screen around the outdoor bathroom. Later the baby roams out into the street where she is picked up by an officer. Brownie saves his little playmate as the baby is about to be placed in the wagon and taken to the Children's Society Home, by substituting another baby who looks like his pal. Betty and the bachelor find Brownie coming down the street with the baby. The child says that she wants the man for a a daddy, and with Brownie tugging at his trousers' leg and the baby 'pulling "at his coat lapel, he could hardly resist, and the baby's wish is granted.
- A spoof of Bizet's Carmen. Somewhere in Spain, a young girl gets the better of the neighborhood boys, then, dressed as a fashionable senorita, visits a club where a boy is demonstrating a tango. She joins him to the enjoyment of the spectators. In act 2, she's dressed as a matador and presents herself at the arena to General della Bambinodi Carradavadoves, a man who knows bulls. She fights one and finds that her sword isn't strong enough to stab him. In the excitement, the General falls from the stands, and he and the child must face the brute. Is there an escape?
- Misadventure has Baby Peggy shot out of a swing into a truck with minority orphans where she mixes in due to her dirty face. She escapes the truck only to be chased by police in a toy store. She poses as a mechanical toy doll to escape them. (Note: Licensed Baby Peggy dolls were being marketed at this time.) Unfortunately, she is purchased by a girl and her mother who take her home. Once there, she terrifies the unsuspecting family and household servants. The situation is resolved by police who get her back to her home and her own swing.
- Pansy Pickles was the step-daughter of Peter Pickles who kept the most fashionable boarding house in Corncob Corner. He had ambitions of either sending Pansy to school or marry her off so that he could live comfortably from his son-in-law. Pa Pickles receives a letter from some attorneys stating this his step-daughter's uncle died and left a vast estate but that Pansy was not mentioned in the will. At and the same time the school teacher who taught Pansy her P's and Q's, received a letter stating that his inheritance was being shipped by express. The station agent hears of this inheritance and knows right well old Pa Pickles will favor the school teacher. He takes a bank book from one of the men, crosses out the name and puts his name on it, adding several figures too. Pansy goes off to school, but when teacher calls the roll, Pansy is not present. He sends a notice to her Pa, who searches for her, finds her sitting in a tree reading a book. He throws a stone at her and she falls right into the school room under the spanking machine. She, in turn, throws the teacher under the spanking machine and the poor fellow has matches in his pocket, that burn and blaze like fury. Pa Pickles finds the bank book with the station agent's name on it and decides that Pansy shall marry the agent. Some one put's Pa wise that it isn't his book at all, and the agent is thrown out. The wealthiest man in town is at the wedding and offers his son as a groom, the minister sets them up again and just as he's about to pronounce them man and wife, Pa discovers that the bridegroom isn't worth a cent, and he too is thrown out. Pansy is thoroughly disgusted now and changes place with another girl who has come to the wedding. This time the school teacher is pronounced bridegroom and they are married. His inheritance comes at the same time and to Pa's dismay he finds it is a pig, he is just about to murder the teacher he discovers the change in brides. Pa gets a bridegroom whom Pansy likes and they are married with a whoop and hooray.
- Gordon is a puzzle bug to such an extreme that the walls of his study are decorated by filled in squares. This comedy will surely be a treat to ardent aspirants of enlarged vocabularies. It adheres so closely to the theme that Gordon never leaves his house but that each pocket is filled with pencils and material to solve. He is hooked by a crane and hoisted to the top of a steel structure. His antics high above a city are hair-raising and he descends just in time to enjoy a ride to police headquarters. There he infuses his crossword mania into the cops and leaves them all with pencil and paper or chalk, scrambling about to solve the wordy problems.
- A country youth, who is an amateur cameraman, and a city chap, are in a rivalry for a girl.
- Baby Peggy is a little homeless girl living in the streets of Paris. She makes her living by selling little flowers, and her only companion is Buddy, the dog. Peggy and Buddy make many friends on their routes through Paris and while walking through the fields of a nearby meadow they make the acquaintance of a famous Parisian artist. He invites Peggy over to his studio and promptly the next morning Baby Peggy makes her appearance there. The artist is painting the picture of one of his models and, after he is through, he paints Peggy's portrait. This wins the commendation of every critic who sees it and together Peggy and this artist win fame.
- The boys are spending their vacation on the farm of their hard-hearted Uncle, who is a radio enthusiast, with a dislike for dogs and children. Naturally, their pranks irritate him, especially when listening in on his radio apparatus he hears the boys instructing Brownie to swipe some pies off the kitchen window-sill. Uncle starts out to punish the boys, but finds that it is more difficult to catch them than he expected, especially since Brownie seems to have human intelligence in preventing the grown man from getting near enough his pals to do them harm. The boys and the dog find new friends, who join in their fun, with the result that the vacation is a success after all.
- After making all the mischief that she can, Baby Peggy runs away from home. All this because of jealousy. A new baby brother has made his appearance in her home and is taking away a good deal of attention from her. Out in the cruel world she is captured by a junk dealer and set to work. She manages to fill her wagon with junk by going into the yards at night and meowing like a cat. Windows are thrown open and all kinds of things are thrown at her. At the end she escapes and returns home.
- Brownie the dog goes about his work with a lot of pep, and apparently enjoys everything he does. He sets a table, fries an egg, warms up the baby's milk, and then serves the kid's meal.
- Al and his pal Jack lose all but their underwear in a poker game, and have to flee in their underwear when the cops raid the joint. The elude the police by joining a bunch of marathon runners, and easily win the race as they have more to win than the contestants. They are given a Silver Cup for winning the race, and take that and trade it at a pawn shop for two sets of clothes. The police are still in hot pursuit and chase them to a roof of a house where they dive down the chimney, and land in the arms of two black brides-to-be. Al and Jack are somewhat hesitant about getting married but the girls, mistaking that for shyness, drag them to the altar for a double-wedding ceremony. They escape to the street and hide in two packing boxes in which they are delivered to the jail by the watchful cops.
- Little Jack is sent to the market by his mother to sell the old cow and while there turns it over to an unscrupulous person for a bag of beans. When Little Jack arrives home the mother, upon seeing what Jack has received for the old family cow, throws the beans into the back yard. The next morning a big tree, reaching into the skies, has grown where the beans were thrown. Little Jack climbs this tree and reaches the kingdom of the terrible giant. After a series of very dangerous adventures, Little Jack kills the giant.
- A child plays in the woods next to an isolated cabin. An exhausted Mountie faints by the cabin, and the child helps him inside to the bed. She gives him a spoonful of liniment and rubs Castor oil on his face. He awakes and tells her he's been chasing moonshiners. She vows to capture them, dons her Mountie mascot uniform, and sets out in pursuit. She gets the draw on three of them, but a fourth grabs her. She continues to follow them past Moonshine River to the moonshiners' hideout. She loses her uniform and is lassoed by the ringleader. A Mountie should always get her man, but is she resourceful enough to turn this into an opportunity?
- Dorety is president, treasurer, bookkeeper and general all-around man of his bank. It wasn't much of a bank, as banks go, but it did boast of the smallest, neatest little porter in the 48 states. It happened to be the one thing that made him a papa-his Baby Peggy. While father was busy juggling the books, little Peggy was rolling the dice with her assistant the black porter. While they were all busy at their individual jobs, in walks a freak Jesse James. He takes the bank's money and escapes. As he does so, Baby Peggy catches a glimpse of his face. In her wanderings at the sea shore, Baby Peggy comes to a large umbrella under which the bank robber is reading an item concerning bank robbery that mentions the robber had overlooked a huge booty. Baby Peggy recognizes the thief, overhears his remark that he is going back to get what was overlooked. So Peggy runs back to the bank, calls the police, and sure enough the thief is again cleaning up, but through the quick thinking of his little daughter, father's vast fortune is saved.
- A street urchin is trying to survive on her own, getting into mischief along the way.
- The love affairs of a fat garage proprietor who finally wins the tiny lady of his choice in a reckless automobile race.
- Teddy and Peggy are discovered working on the farm, but they are soon fired and leave for the city. Here a rich uncle is expecting his niece, and Baby Peggy is mistaken for the little heiress. She is dressed in the latest fashion and leads the life of a lady until a band of gypsy kidnappers make off with her. Teddy, the dog, and the gypsy queen carry out a heroic rescue just as the real heiress arrives.
- Baby Peggy is an only child. Her mother has not heard from her husband in months; he has been reported lost at sea. Peggy, dressed up as a messenger boy, ekes a meager living for the family. Peg is sent to deliver a message to a family high up on the hills and, after walking about three thousand steps to the people's house, Peg delivers the wire. While there they learn Peggy is their grandchild and send for her mother. Peggy is up to all kinds of mischief - she invites all the messenger boys to the swimming pool; chases the butler all over the place. Meanwhile a bogus count is making love to Peggy's mother, urged on by the wealthy parents-in-law. The father, saved at sea, returns home to find his family gone. He learns where they are and arrives just as Peggy is getting a sound spanking, and the bogus count is trying to kiss his wife. Everything is settled, and the family is reunited once again.
- The boss tells father he needs a vacation, but after an eventful and exhausting camping trip with the family, the doctor tells him he is run down and needs a vacation.
- Old "Pop" Walker owned a farm, two babies, a wonderful dog and other interesting things. Bud the grandson, and Merta the granddaughter made things pretty lively for "Pop." Their dog "Brownie " see sawed for them all day long. When the postman came Brownie jumped off the see-saw and sent the two or them spinning through the air. "Brownie" always up to mischief, steals the food from "Pop," Bud is accused of it and is given a severe spanking. A letter arrives for "Pop" advising him that he has been made the sole proprietor of the "Lily White Cafe," owing to the death of his uncle John Barleycorn. They pack up and venture forth to take possession of the Cafe. There the girls shimmy and dance for old "Pop." He makes Bud the cook. Merta attempts to sing for the audience, but they all run out. The manager orders her under the sink with her pipes. The manager and head waiter plan to rob "Pop" of the money they have taken in. Brownie overhears the plot and steals the money from the Manager. The Manager and the head waiter go outside thinking they have the money, and throw bombs into the cafe to blow it up. Brownie runs after the bombs and puts them underneath the box on which the two thieves are sitting. The bombs explode and knock the two crooks into smithereens. Brownie brings the money to "Pop" and a happy ending follows.
- Baby Peggy grinds an organ to help a poor blind man. Then a wealthy woman rescues Peggy. The lady gives a party and Peggy copies as much of the Egyptian dancer's scanty costume as she can. Her foster father is shocked and opines that Peggy is going to be too much trouble. But Peggy shows who is going to be boss, and all ends happily.
- Buddy, an office-boy in a newspaper plant, puts on long trousers to get a man's-size job on the paper, and impress his girl. His brother, a reporter, is sent to write a story on a mysterious eye that has been terrorizing the neighborhood, sending women into hysterics. The girl staff writer disguises herself as a man and goes on her own hook to get the story. The three meet in an apparently haunted house, where mysterious happenings terrify them, furniture jumps about, a mysterious eye follows them through the place. Buddy dresses as a girl and vamps his brother, obtaining the story. He manages to catch the doctor, attired as the mysterious eye to drum up trade, and scores a beat on the others. He gives them credit for digging up the story, however, and the editor gives them his blessing - and a raise.
- Baby Peggy is first seen traveling to Universal City in a hammock slung under a freight car from which she emerges dressed like a little Bill Hart. The first thing she does is throw a brick at what she thinks is a thief, thus spoiling a perfectly good scene that a director is making. After many troubles she finally gets her "chance" and telling the director "you ain't seen nothing yet," proceeds to go all the vamps of moviedom one better in the famous "Fool There Was."
- Buddy tries for three days to frame a letter to his sweetie. When it is completed, he shoots it to her across the alleyway by using an electric fan. Then he swings across on a chair suspended by ropes. Sweetie's dad sees his trick and reaches out to grab him, but he falls, dropping ten stories. Dashing to get away, he knocks over several people, and has a merry time before he escapes. Arriving home, he phones his sweetie to meet him at a friend's from where they are to elope. His father gets wind of his intentions, and phones the girl's father. The two mad papas start after them. The would-be elopers arrive at the marriage license bureau in time to hear another couple ordered home until the girl grows up. They skip out and return. Buddy wears a fake mustache and his sweetie wears glasses and oldish clothes. After the civil license is issued, they are told to see the minister down the street. As they leave, their fathers enter. The couple grab a horse cab and when they arrive at the minister's home, the latter eyes them suspiciously, he having been forewarned by a telephone call from the parents, who dash in, and give their respective "babes" a sound spanking.
- Buster, Mary Jane and Tige engage in a game of indoor golf, smashing windows, mirrors and china, with the result that Mrs. Brown hires a tutor to keep the mischievous trio straight. The tutor, however, provides a fresh field for their pranks, until they escape and hide in a stolen munition car which is pursued by the police.
- The sorrows and joys of those who must catch the 5:15 with their bundles and babies, not to speak of livestock.
- Hulda is a Dutch clog dancer stowaway who gets a job in a big city cabaret.
- The story of a little bellhop and her adventures in a big hotel.
- Dick starts a rather violent flirtation with Molly in cave-mannish fashion by picking her up by means of his telescoping rumble seat on his roadster and dates her up. He, being the chauffeur, ought to know better, but he makes the mistake of his life by using his device on his own boss, and she fires him and Pal, his mate. Pal evades the dogcatcher by several artful ruses. Dick has trouble getting Molly on the phone to break his engagement, and gets ensnared in a spring, but eventually, assisted by Pal, rescues her from drowning. He and Pal go to a studio and cause havoc by breaking into scenes during the shooting of films, but eventually they land jobs with the producing company.
- When the wealthy society woman has her beautiful pearls stolen she hurries to the newspaper office to have a notice of reward printed immediately. The editor offers to make the first reporter who brings in the details of the robbery and recovers the pearls, an editor, Baby Peggy, as the boss' stenographer, hears this and decides to be the one. She procures some male attire and a false mustache. Leaving the office, she sees two of the regulars just going off in a flivver. She jumps in the rear seat, unnoticed and by punching first one and then the other leads them to believe that the other is getting too fresh. They have words and finally get out to settle the matter, fistically. Our heroine seizes the opportunity and drives away in the car while the men are fighting. She arrives at the home of the society woman and questions the butler. His actions convince her that she is on the right track and after being thrown out several times she reenters in a new phonograph cabinet being delivered. While in the cabinet she gets the goods on the butler and rushes with her story and the pearls to the office where she is made editor and has them all jumping at her command.
- Jimmie the hotel clerk was original in the manner of his morning ablutions. His bed was built over a well into which he dumped himself when he felt that it was going to be hard to wake up. But after he was well awake he thought of nothing much but the hotel milkmaid, Esther. So engrossed was he with this fair one that the intrusion of Count Zeeplotinxophsky was regarded as a personal affront and a decided danger to his peace of mind. Esther's equanimity was also somewhat ruffled. She fell in love with the Count's mustache and decided to elope with him. But before he went the Count wanted to be sure of a dowry. The only one in sight, or rather in prospect was in the hotel safe. The clerk, the bellboy and the hotel detective were in the way. The latter was inside the safe holding the receipts in his hands. But he was asleep and even the explosion which wrenched off the safe door did not wake him up. Having secured the booty, and the girl, the Count ran around the block in his racing car and took a room in the same hotel. But the bell boy and the clerk shadowed him and at last drove him out. Jimmie followed him and the bellboy brought up reinforcements in the shape of the female fire department. The Chiefess discovered that the Count was her ex-husband, and all the comedy dropped out of his existence.