1926 - Silent Film: Railroad Stowaways

Railroad Stowaways Castle Films Inc. 12:34:46 CU Billy Bevan on ladder cleaning wall & Andy Clyde cleaning painting. Clyde sees Kewpie Morgan walk thru, almost pulls over ladder. Clyde walks away, ladder collapses. 12:35:58 CU sleeping by large alarm clock. LS sleeping between railroad tracks w/ steam train raising toward camera. CU alarm bell ringing & they roll out just before train passes; then roll back in & go back to sleep. Hand pumped “Speeder” cart passes over them in opposite direction. They throw clock away, stretch & fast passenger train towards them. 12:36:40 On board in wooden car; walk between seats & step on ?? that squirts woman sitting next to man eating tomato. She slaps him hard, leaves. They sit down, conductor comes in; they hand him folding postcards & he goes after them. 12:37:33 Enter dining car, sit opposite two young women. Hat trick w/ conductor. Asks men for tickets. He picks them up by shoulders & takes to kitchen, tells them to get to work. Black waiter, thrown two eggs which land on his face. Gags flipping pancakes, pouring hot coffee down pants, throwing pot to waiter. Bevan fishes from train window. Pulls in large fish, it flops down aisle of passenger car & chased w/ axes. Chaos. Mayhem. Chase. Emergency cord pushed & train stops dumping everybody, then pulls out & dumps them again. Bevan & Clyde & fish thrown off. 12:42:04 They jump on speeder & pump towards oncoming train. Animation of cart jumping over train. The End. Silent Comedy; Stunts; Gags; Slapstick; NOTE: MUSIC MUST BE CLEARED IF USED. NOTE: Entire card sold at per reel rate.