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- Dorothy is a film fan from the middle west, who arrives in Los Angeles to visit relatives. Neal, a cashier of a local bank, is her fiance. She shows such interest in motion picture comedians that he impersonates Charlie Chaplin and visits her at the home of her relatives, wrecking the place and stealing her gems. He is arrested and sent to jail for thirty days, during which time she is cured of her infatuation. When released he returns without the disguise and is accepted on the old footing.
- Helen and Nita work in a department store to make ends meet while they search for millionaire husbands. They meet Bill and Hank, who make them reconsider whether they really need millionaires to be happy.
- Jean gets herself expelled from school so she can travel with her grandfather. Grandfather decides he'd rather have a new grandson, so he puts an ad in the paper. Jean decides to apply for the role and confusion ensues.
- An overambitious ringmaster is deviously plotting to have his circus' owner done away with in a lion cage so he can take over the whole show. However, World War I intervenes and he eventually aids the Allied cause by joining the German army.
- Charley Wyckham and Jack Chesney pressure fellow student Fancourt Babberly to pose as Charley's Brazilian Aunt Donna Lucia. Their purpose is to have a chaperone for their amorous visits with Amy and Kitty, niece and ward of crusty Stephen Spettigue. Complications begin when Fancourt, in drag, becomes the love object of old Spettigue and Sir Francis Chesney.
- A very hungry Dave Finkel misses his birthday diner because of business. Getting home his wife and friends insist on taking him out to a nightclub instead of letting him eat. His attempts to get something to eat are thwarted each time during the night. Jean Harlow has an uncredited appearance as a girl in the nightclub Dave has a brief conversation with.
- Mabel catches her husband buying lingerie, and he won't explain who it's for. She divorces him, but later learns he was buying her an anniversary gift. She becomes determined to win him back.
- Walter dresses as an Irish cook to be near his lady love whose stern father has forbidden him the house.
- Charley Wyckham and Jack Chesney pressure fellow student Fancourt Babberly to pose as Charley's Brazilian Aunt Donna Lucia. Their purpose is to have a chaperone for their amorous visits with Amy and Kitty, niece and ward of crusty Stephen Spettigue. Complications begin when Fancourt, in drag, becomes the love object of old Spettigue and Sir Francis Chesney.
- A company of barnstormers goes on strike in the middle of a performance and a number of local amateurs are prevailed upon to furnish the show, which they do in more ways than one.
- A cross-dressing farce, adapted from "Madame Lucy" by Jean Arlette, in which to help a friend in a lawsuit, Jack Mitchell disguises himself as the mysterious "Madame Brown," a missing witness important to the case of the plaintiff. He attracts the romantic attention of two old roués and one hot Broadway showgirl.
- A male fusspot (Jimmie Adams) and attractive maiden (Gayle Lloyd) meet on the "Mountain Dew Express" train, each headed to visit relatives in the Tennessee hills. Upon arriving, however, they quickly discover they're on opposite sides of a Hatfields-and-McCoys-style feud between hillbilly clans. Can romance survive moonshine-fueled rural warfare? Adams carved out a moderately successful career in two-reel comedy shorts for various studios through the later silent era, relying more on his singing talent with the arrival of sound. Alas, not for long, as he died of a heart attack in 1933. - Dennis Harvey
- Ann is one tough cowgirl. After she beats up Hank, her parents send her East to college, hoping she'll come back a lady.
- A chauffeur falls in love with the daughter of his employer.
- A nightclub owner's wife, jealous of his attentions to his star singer, schemes to get her fired.
- A young girl goes off to an all-girl boarding school. Her boyfriend, who can't bear being away from her, disguises himself as a girl and goes with her to the school.
- The doctor prescribes fresh air for a man with a bad cold. His wife is determined to comply with the doctor's orders even if it kills him.
- Harry Miller is a "natural-born mixer" while his wife Grace is a homebody, distressed by her husband's errant ways. Grace finds a kindred spirit in Tommy Robbins, who lives in an adjoining bungalow and whose wife Letty is devoted to the cabarets. Harry admires Letty as much as Tommy admires Grace, and suggests to his neighbor that they arrange an exchange of wives. The wives overhear their husbands' plotting to obtain divorces and, still in love with the men they married, conceive a counter-plan of a week of platonic trial marriages. Over the seven-day period, the wives make life so miserable for each other's husbands that the two men gladly return to their respective spouses.
- A contest offering $500 to whoever can open a "burglar proof safe" attracts an unfair competitor in Andy (Jimmie Adams); he doesn't bother mentioning that he works for the safe company and has the secret combination. But Andy isn't the only one who's got some tricks up his sleeve. This Christie Comedy, featuring one of his favorite leading ladies, former Mack Sennett "Bathing Beauty" Vera Steadman, was directed by Harold Beaudine. Harold was a prolific director of comedy shorts throughout the 1920s but he was a slouch compared to brother William "One-Shot" Beaudine, perhaps Hollywood's all-time most prolific director of movies and television episodes.
- Walter wants to marry Nancy, but her father, "High Goatee Of The Ancient Order Of The Goat", wants him to pass the test of riding the goat. His rival organizes a false Ancient Order Of The Goat to fool him and have the girl.
- The cashier of a bank, in leaving for his vacation picks up, instead of his suitcase, a bag containing $50,000 that is being taken to a branch bank. Complications follow.
- Katie is forced by her mother to masquerade as a little girl in rompers in order that she will not "steal" her fat sister's beau. Of course things don't go as mother intended and Katie gets him after all.
- Rather than telling his parents, who have another girl picked out for him, Bob brings home his new wife disguised as his friend "Steve."
- When her newspaper reporter brother is taken ill, a young woman takes over his job. Before she knows it, she's involved up to her neck in a plot involving stolen jewelry and a very agile monkey.
- Walter, to win a girl, has to reduce. Finally gets into a corset by means of a flivver and a jack and puts the party on the blink when his stays burst. Giving up reducing in disgust, finds that his girl's fat uncle is for him if he can weigh in at more than his rival and wins by putting flat irons in his clothes and sand in his trousers. Gets uncle's money and all is content.
- In Harlem, Bud Peagler's "Barbecue Lunch and Poolroom" (the home of Brunswick Stew), also serves as the meeting place and hangout for many citizens and organizations such as 'The Sons and Daughters of The I Will Arise Society," and also Mosby's Blues Blowers. It is also where Roscoe Driggers hangs out. Roscoe claims to be the world's champion cornet player, although he can't play a note, even a sour one. But when the chance to earn $500 for playing his cornet at the big concert held by the "Over the River Burying Society" arises, Roscoe signs up. Roscoe needs $500 in order to buy a beauty shop for his manicurist-fiancée, Zenia Sprowl. Roscoe makes plans for his buddy Sam Ginn, who can play a cornet, to hide under the stage and play while Roscoe fakes it on the stage. But Sam gets taken out by some dudes who have a bone to pick with Roscoe. No sweat, though, as another of Roscoe's musician friends, Willie Trout, sees this and takes Sam's place under the stage....with his saxophone.
- Roommates panic and plan when they hear a radio report of a murderer loose in their neighborhood.
- A city chap, who as the result of a ducking, is forced to wear "rube" clothes. He meets a cabaret dancer who thinks to have fun by kidding him and keeping up the bluff he goes to the cabaret in this make-up. His action finally necessitates calling the police and in making a getaway he dons a ballet girl's costume.
- Mary, a bride-to-be, has a troublesome wedding day.
- Professor Pierre Ginsberg is having wife trouble and, on the advice of his lawyer, sets out to wear her down with kindness; she wants constant entertainment his lawyer promises him that a month of dancing and entertainment will eventually kill her or, at least, calm her down some. The exact opposite happens and Professor Ginsberg stands a good chance of dying himself. He manages to sing a song, in the best Willie Howard style, along the way.
- Robert Castleback is in possession of secret papers which could bring a certain prince to power under conditions which would make Castleback a ruling force in Europe. Master crook Arsene Lupin becomes aware of Castleback's bid for power and, in the interests of France, begins a search for the plans. At the same time, German agents are looking for the same papers. When Castleback is found murdered in his apartments with Lupin's visiting card pinned to his breast, suspicion points to the master crook. Following Castleback's murder, his secretary and a hotel porter are found dead. By mysterious messages, Lupin informs the public that he is innocent of the crimes, although the authorities believe him to be guilty. Lupin thereupon sets out to solve the mystery himself. By impersonating an officer of the law and dodging his enemies successfully, he aids the police in catching the real criminal and, after making his identity known, escapes the net thrown out for him.
- A man on a cart flies all over town.
- Before taking his wife to a play called Florida, Jimmie gets drunk and winds up on a beach in the state of Florida, instead. When he returns, his wife and brother have conspired against him for revenge.
- A man and his wife are forced to spend the night in a haunted house.
- A timid young man is desperately in love with a girl who insists upon being married in a cage of lions. Persuaded by a friend that there are no lions within reaching distance Neal accepts the proposition only to have a circus arrive in town the same day. Circus hands are bribed, the lion tamer slugged and the Lions club called to the rescue that Neal may go through the bargain with a minimum of danger as the angry mob within the circus tent waits the ceremony. Through a slight error on the part of Neal, his friend finally finds himself in the cage with the real lions as Neal emerges a hero.
- The Warrens have a full dress Navy wedding, but to sneak out on the reception guests, Dorothy disguises herself as a sailor. But she's caught up with a group of real sailors and finds herself aboard a battleship. Incredibly, nobody spots her as a small female impostor, causes foul ups and gets chased around the decks and cannons.
- A burlesque on the vampire genre.
- Bingville is holding a beauty contest and the three finalists are Mary, Dora, and the Village Vamp. Dora's beau Eddie asks Walter, the contest judge, who will win, and is told that Dora will. Walter goes to the barber shop where the Village Vamp is the manicurist and her father is the barber, and advises them she will win. When they all arrive at the contest, Walter announces Mary as the winner. The mêlée that follows destroys the roadster that was the winner's prize.
- Anne's father arrives at the bank too late to deposit $5,000 in cash which he has just received. He is being followed by Billy, a pickpocket, and is nervous about the money. When he arrives home he hides it in a sofa pillow, but the pickpocket sees where he puts it and determines to get the money. Anne is preparing gifts for a charity bazaar and unwittingly gives the collectors the pillow in which the money is hidden. The maid discovers that the missing pillow contains a huge sum and tells her sweetie, the iceman. He also sets out to get the money. Father then learns of his loss and starts for the bazaar. The iceman and the pickpocket also race for the place and there is a fight to buy the pillows. All four buy pillows, each thinking he has the right one, only to discover that the money is in none of them. Finally Anne learns that the pillow has been sold to her Jimmie, who has given it to his aunt. The four of them dash to the aunt's house where they find that the pillow has been sent to the cleaners and then they stage a sprint for the cleaning establishment. Every pillow in the place is torn to pieces, With the feathers flying everywhere. Father falls into a starch tank and the feathers settle on him until he looks like a huge chicken. But he recovers the money and is chased out of the place, taking refuge on an ostrich farm where he is rescued by Anne from the birds who are picking him to pieces. Then Anne decides to take the money and spend it on her honeymoon.
- When a newly married couple go back to their apartment, they discover a robbery is in progress.
- Walter intends to marry Duane. He has attended to every detail--excepting asking Duane for her consent. He has even procured the license. When he arrives at her home he hides the license under the pillow of his bed realizing, that if Duane sees it and think he is presuming she will marry him before being asked, his plans are off. Yola, fiancee of Bill, Duane's brother, arrives and Walter is asked to exchange rooms with her. He makes the change and then remember that he has left the license under the pillow in her room. He tries to sneak in and get it, but is discovered by Bill, who makes it hot for Walter, warning him to keep away from his sweetheart's room. Walter makes another try when he thinks the coast is clear. Again he is discovered by Bill but manages to excuse himself. Bill warns him again. The third time he tries to get the important paper, Yola enters the room and the luckless Walter is forced to hide under the bed. When he thinks he has an opportunity he reach up under the pillow, but Instead of the license he brings forth a precious necklace which Yola had hidden there. She screams for help and WaIter escapes without being recognized. Detectives line up everybody to search them for the missing jewels. Walter tries hard to get rid of them before the officers search him but is prevented by the pet dog. Finally the necklace is found on him and explanations are in order. Duane indignantly refuses to marry him when she learns that he had procured the license prior to her consent--but the dog brings about a reconciliation between the young lovers.
- Bobby gets a note from the hotel management that if he doesn't pay his hotel bill he will have to go to jail. He tries to make his getaway down the fire escape with his trunk and bags but is caught by the manager and the house detective who force him to work out his bill working as a bellboy. While he is on duty the manager orders him to take a pitcher of ice-water to his sweetheart, Sally's, room. He does so, but disguises himself so that she will not recognize him. As he leaves her room he picks up a paper and starts to read it. There are big headlines about a famous scientist who has just arrived in town with a new invention, laughing gas, to be used in future wars. The victims laugh themselves helpless. The scientist has arrived at the hotel and engaged rooms. He has with him two men, agents of a foreign government, As Bobby passes the room he sees smoke coming out of the door. He immediately thinks the hotel is afire and starts a general alarm. The manager, detective, and several of the hotel employees rush to the scene and Bobby starts chopping down the door. As he does so, the gas comes rushing out and the management and some of the guests are overcome and all start laughing. Bobby is also a victim and staggers to the window and climbs to the ledge. Looking down ten stories to the street below he thinks it is a huge joke and becomes hysterical. The house detective is after him but Bobby escapes and disguises himself as a woman only to be discovered. He pulls off his disguise and makes a dive for the hotel desk. In the mail box is a letter for him with a check for $5,000. The manager comes up furiously and Bobby hands him the check, asking him to cash it, but upon examination it is found to be made out to Mrs. Bobby. There is also a note from his uncle stating he had made it out to his future wife that Bobby will marry and settle down. Immediately Bobby thinks of Sally and rush to her room, followed by the manager and detective. After much difficulty the couple are married.
- Neal sees in a newspaper a picture of several girls in uncensored one-piece bathing suits, and a caption telling at which beach they disport themselves. Neal and his wife, Betty, go there for a trip. On the boardwalk Neal sees an East Indian who claims to have found the secret of youth. He gives Neal a "shot," and age drops from him and he is a boy again. Back at the hotel the "old woman" is dressing and does not recognize Neal. She indignantly ejects him, so Neal seeks the mermaids. Finding them, he makes a hit and is having the time of his life on the sands. Meantime. Betty has meet the Yogi who gives the treatment. But Neal has seen her go in and come out, young and beautiful. He accosts her, but she does not know him. The "Baron" sees her and takes her for a ride in a rolling chair. While the "Baron" goes to buy her candy, Neal jumps in the chair and drives off. The chair runs into several men, and these with the "Baron" throw Neal in the ocean. The "Baron" proposes and Betty, feeling the surge of youth, accepts, so they go to the minister. Neal follows and resolves to save his wife from bigamy. He rushes in and gives battle. The "Baron" is getting the best of him and shaking him vigorously, when it is not the "Baron" at all, but his old wife saying, "Come to bed, my feet are cold."
- Privacy Robson is a downtrodden husband who takes advice from his friend Florian Slappey. He eventually gets the upper hand after starting divorce proceedings, pretending to have a new girlfriend and refusing to eat anything she cooks him.