Who's Looney Now? - Production & Contact Info (original) (raw)

Mrs. Von Clef becomes suspicious of her husband, Professor Mozart Von Clef, when she finds a hair on his coat. Von Clef leaves to rehearse his orchestra, and Mrs. Von Clef decides to follow him. Birdie, an escaped lunatic with a mania for ...See moreMrs. Von Clef becomes suspicious of her husband, Professor Mozart Von Clef, when she finds a hair on his coat. Von Clef leaves to rehearse his orchestra, and Mrs. Von Clef decides to follow him. Birdie, an escaped lunatic with a mania for placing wreaths on the heads of everyone she meets, is charmed by the music from Von Clef's orchestra, and goes in, placing a wreath on Von Clef's head. Not suspecting Birdie of being a lunatic, Von Clef makes an appointment with her to meet him at the summer garden, when he sees Mrs. Von Clef coming. Mrs. Von Clef indignantly shows her husband the hair, but he explains that it is only a fiddle string. Charlie Knickerbocker, another lunatic, escapes from his keepers. Dr. Guggenheimer plans a party for his daughter Lena, and calls on Von Clef to arrange for the music. Charlie Knickerbocker "flits" into the summer garden and flirts with Birdie, who has given up hope of seeing Von Clef. Von Clef sees an opportunity to get away and leaves with Dr. Guggenheimer. Mrs. Von Clef sees her husband leave Dr. Guggenheimer and go in another direction, and disguised with a heavy veil, she decides to follow him. Von Clef reaches the summer garden and gets a shock when he finds Birdie drinking lemonade with Charlie. Von Clef upbraids Charlie and sends him away, crying. Mrs. Von Clef sees Charlie crying and sympathizes with him. He takes a great fancy to her, and Mrs. Von Clef does not suspect him of being a "nut." Birdie leaves Von Clef, and Mrs. Von Clef flirts with her husband. He is easily deceived and Mrs. Von Clef is pleased with the result of her scheme. Von Clef tries to kiss her, and gets a shock when she raises her veil. In order to save himself, Von Clef decides to take a fit. Alarmed at his condition, Mrs. Von Clef summons Dr. Guggenheimer. The doctor tells Mrs. Von Clef he thinks her husband is a lunatic, and that he needs to "bleed" him. Von Clef soon recovers when he hears this and makes his escape. He jumps into a barrel, not knowing that it is filled with water, and gets a ducking. Charlie accompanies the Von Clefs home and offers his assistance, but when Von Clef recovers he puts Charlie out. Von Clef leaves to engage musicians for the doctor's party, and Charlie again joins Mrs. Von Clef. Octavius B. Flat, a flute player, is engaged at the Musical Union, and Von Clef tells him to call at seven o'clock. Charlie and Mrs. Von Clef are merrymaking when Von Clef returns. Von Clef enters unobserved and is puzzled at his wife's affection for Charlie. Von Clef goes out again and rings the bell, and Mrs. Von Clef hides Charlie in a closet. Von Clef enters in a towering rage and drags Charlie out of the closet, giving him at the same time an exhibition of his marksmanship. Charlie takes flight, and when Octavius B. Flat comes in, Von Clef thinks it is Charlie returning and shoots at him. Everything is in readiness for the Guggenheimer but Von Clef keeps them waiting for the music. Von Clef upbraids his wife, warns her against Charlie, and before leaving locks her up in the closet. Charlie hears Mrs. Von Clef's cries for help and with the aid of a ladder, he rescues her. Von Clef and Octavius on their way to the Guggenheimers stop in a restaurant and Von Clef again meets Birdie. Von Clef is insane with jealousy when Charlie and Mrs. Von Clef enter the restaurant. He disguises himself as a waiter and plans to be revenged. Mrs. Von Clef does not recognize her husband and shows plainly her love for Charlie. When they leave, Von Clef thinks his wife is eloping with Charlie and he gives the alarm. Birdie is caught and is on her way to the "House of Nuts" when Von Clef solicits the aid of the keepers to help him catch his wife who is eloping with Charlie on a tandem bicycle. Mrs. Von Clef and Charlie lead their pursuers a lively chase and are overtaken at the asylum gate. Von Clef and his wife learn for the first time that Charlie and Birdie are lunatics, and order is restored in the Von Clef household. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less