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Roughing the Cub
(1913) United States of America
B&W : One reel
Directed by Bert Angeles
Cast: Hughie Mack [Clarence Sniggles, cub reporter], Harry Northrup (Harry S. Northrup) [Gregg, the newspaper editor], Tefft Johnson [Thomas, a rival reporter], Paul Kelly [the copy boy], Herbert L. Barry (Herbert Barry) [the police captain], Herman Rottger [a policeman]
The Vitagraph Company of America production; distributed by The General Film Company, Incorporated. / Scenario by Courtney Ryley Cooper. / Released 30 June 1913. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.
Comedy.
Synopsis: [?] [From The Moving Picture World]? Clarence Snuggles, a would-be poet, goes to the editorial sanctum of a daily, where he begins reading his poetry to Gregg, the editor. He is thrown out, but returns immediately and Gregg, seeing that he has at least persistence, decides to give him a try-out. He is assigned to cover police news. In the reporters’ room Clarence reads some of his poetry, written in favor of the staff. The reporters tolerate him for a while, but getting tired of it, they plan to send him out on a fake assignment. They get the captain of a neighboring police station to call up the office at a certain time and tell him a fake story. Clarence answers the telephone call and is informed that a kite factory is on fire. He goes out and rushes up and down the street, but can find no fire. As he is entering a jewelry store to call up his office, he hears news of a great diamond robbery. After getting all the “dope” he calls up Gregg, gives him the facts and a special extra is soon out. Thus be puts one over on his fellow dopsters.
Survival status: (unknown)
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Keywords: Newspapers: Reporters
Listing updated: 11 October 2023.
References: Lahue-World p. 18 : ClasIm-226 p. 40 : Website-IMDb.
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