Mutt and Jeff and the Escaped Lunatic (1911)

movie

Country: USA
Genres: Comedy, Short
Release: 1911-09-09
Director: N/A
Writers: Bud Fisher
Language: None | English
Stars: Sam D. Drane , Gus Alexander
Runtime: min
Awards: N/A
AKA: Mutt and Jeff and the Escaped Lunatic , Mutt and Jeff and the Escaped Lunatic (United States of America)
Plot: Mutt and Jeff are seen in their room, confronted with the serious problem of procuring breakfast. After some very deep thought, Mutt hits on a plan, and Jeff is dispatched to a neighboring grocery store, full of instructions as to how to bring home the eggs, to say nothing of "the bacon." No distance is too short, it seems, to provide adventures for this adventurous little cuss, and the usual comical situations and obstacles appear, and are also as usual, met and overcome in the usual comical manner. Returning to the expectant and hungry Mutt, picture Jeff's dismay and Mutt's disgust upon the discovery that, the purloined hen fruit is "of a vintage," and has acquired everything in the way of odor to offend the sensitive nostrils of Mutt: Jeff "gets his." They must eat, however, and it's up to Mutt. A newspaper "ad" for waiters catches his eye and looks good to him; waiters surely have a chance to eat. So sallying forth hopeful and determined, the café in question is reached, and jobs secured, and then trouble and fun begin, and things move fast and furious, climaxed by the arrival of an escaped lunatic with an appetite. Jeff, in the meantime, has been made chef, the former incumbent having been removed through the machinations of Mr. Mutt. The lunatic engages the funny fellows as his personal bodyguard, with promise of large sums of money in return for faithful service, which is eagerly pledged by the enthusiastic Mutt. The arrival of the keepers from the asylum, is the signal for a general mix-up. The head waiter decides that everybody is crazy, and even fears for his own mental equilibrium, if the new help is not immediately disposed of. On his complaint, Mutt and Jeff are also seized as lunatics, and in a frenzy of funny fits, are dragged off to the foolish factory. This is one of the best of the "Mutt and Jeff" pictures, which by the way, are showing marked improvement with each succeeding release. Their popularity is still growing, and deservedly so.
IMDB:tt1212115