There's a fair on in town, with beam walkers and jugglers. Tom uses the distraction to steal a pig. Once alone, he wrestles it for a while -- never a good idea -- and then everyone sets off after the swine thief, turning this into a chase comedy.
It's an elaborate movie for 1905, with more than a dozen actors, a pig, geese, and ducks crowded onto the stage, and several sets, including a chimney through which the pursuers chase the felon, everyone remaining spotless. Although there is no credited director, Wallace McCutcheon is credited as one of the writers, and Billy Bitzer is the cameraman. Between them, they get the job done.
For 1905, the crowd direction is very good, although there are pauses that slow things down. Nonetheless, it's too long and confusing to be enjoyable.
It's an elaborate movie for 1905, with more than a dozen actors, a pig, geese, and ducks crowded onto the stage, and several sets, including a chimney through which the pursuers chase the felon, everyone remaining spotless. Although there is no credited director, Wallace McCutcheon is credited as one of the writers, and Billy Bitzer is the cameraman. Between them, they get the job done.
For 1905, the crowd direction is very good, although there are pauses that slow things down. Nonetheless, it's too long and confusing to be enjoyable.