Poodles’ Rival

Poodles’ Rival CU sign in store window: You Furnish The Girl We Furnish The Ring. Man w/ flowers looking in windows, turns around & kicks & breaks light globe being changed by man on ladder who starts after him. Man turns back to look & umbrella snags manikin, aka mannequin, who follows him down street. MCU of shadows, he watches & tries to run but shadow keeps up; follows around corner & man turns & starts fighting w/ manikin. 19:14:19 Men arrive to break up fight, see it & start laughing till man realizes mistake. 19:14:38 Woman in large house sets table, another man arrives w/ flowers shown in by Black butler. First man & flowers past house painter at door; shown in by butler as previous man & woman playing ping pong. Two men vie; man opens chocolate box, helps himself to a number. Ping pong ball hits vase & breaks it. Man opens chocolates as present for woman & finds empty box. Slapstick of sitting on hat, rolling over backwards & breaking vase, pulling sword out of cane, man spins on table & kicks sword wielder into wall; chase, flips 19:17:18 Man slaps other w/ glove for duel; other man puts weight into his glove, returns the slap & CU spitting out teeth Silent movies; Slapstick Comedy; Violence; Shadow; Oddities; Gags; Romance; Girl Friend;