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Mike and Jake Go Fishing
(1913) United States of America
B&W : Short film
Directed by Allen Curtis
Cast: Max Asher [Mike], Harry McCoy [Jake], Louise Fazenda
The Universal Film Manufacturing Company, Incorporated, production; distributed by The Universal Film Manufacturing Company, Incorporated [Joker Comedies]. / Released 5 November 1913. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.
Comedy.
Synopsis: [?] [From The Moving Picture World]? Dr. Crutch starts out to deliver some artificial limbs. He distributes them all with the exception of two. Coming to the stream he decides to fish for a while, and buying tackle, he seats himself on the bridge with the legs beside him. Jake and Mike are fishing in a rowboat. They catch all manner of queer things and quarrel violently. A girl comes and takes a seat by the doctor. She picks up one of the artificial legs and allows it to dangle by her own. Jake and Mike, rowing under the bridge, observe it. Mike readies for it and girl and all come flying down into the water. Jake rows away disgusted, as Mike jumps in to rescue her. The doctor leaves with the remaining limb and is pursued by Jake and three policemen, who imagine he was carrying a real leg. Following some real excitement, the parties come together and explanations are made.
Survival status: (unknown)
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Listing updated: 9 May 2020.
References: Website-IMDb.
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