(0 votes, average: 0.00/10)- Country: USA
- Genres: Comedy, Short
- Release: 1917-04-16
- Director: N/A
- Writers: N/A
- Language: None | English
- Stars: Leatrice Joy
- Runtime: 10 min
- Awards: N/A
- AKA: Il superstizioso (Italy) , The Wishbone (United States of America) , The Wishbone
- Plot: Box Car Bill and Journeying Jim roll into a town in a box car on a cold winter's day. They look out of the box car and see a chicken yard in the distance. They are chased by the farmer when they attempt to steal a chicken but they make their getaway and build a roaring fire, over which they roast the juicy fowl. After their meal they fall asleep and his majesty appears from a cloud of smoke and says "you fellows have had hell enough on this earth, with the wishbone of the chicken in your possession your every wish shall be granted." With the aid of the wishbone the fortunate tramps enjoy luxurious food, ride in beautiful cars and enjoy the coming of bewitching maidens, and escape from the police several times by waving the magic wishbone. They do not proceed far in one of their cars when they crash into a street car and the auto is badly wrecked. They decide that the auto is no good and wish that a dump cart were transformed into a car. Their wish is granted and they drive to the railroad yards, find all their brother hobos and invite them out for a ride. They have a hilarious time until the auto crashes into a telegraph pole. The scene then fades back to where they both fell asleep devouring the chicken and they wake up extremely frightened, throw the wishbone away and decide that it is no good.
- IMDB:tt0008780
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