On Again, Off Again Finnegan - Production & Contact Info (original) (raw)

Sergeant Kelly meets Patrolman Finnegan, a new man on the force, and tells him above all else he must keep tramps and hobos off his beat. Finnegan sallies forth. At the first corner he spies a hobo about to sneak a bottle of milk from an ...See moreSergeant Kelly meets Patrolman Finnegan, a new man on the force, and tells him above all else he must keep tramps and hobos off his beat. Finnegan sallies forth. At the first corner he spies a hobo about to sneak a bottle of milk from an areaway. Finnegan makes a rush. The hobo disappears; turning, he sees him standing several feet away. He gives chase and as he rounds the corner, he finds the hobo about to "swipe" a bottle of milk from a baby carriage. Again the hobo disappears. Further down the street, he bumps into a portly gentleman. As the brave Finnegan proceeds to disentangle him from the hobo, the latter is suddenly swept from view. The hobo now stands on a grocery barrel a few feet away. They take up the chase. Again the hobo is swept from view, to appear some feet away, laughing and jeering at his pursuers. The grocer and a nurse maid join the chase up a hill. Finnegan takes the lead, making a flying leap at the hobo, who has stumbled and fallen and is next discovered on the tail board of a delivery wagon, racing away. Finnegan commands a passing auto and they all jump in. The auto soon passes the wagon. As Finnegan jumps the hobo is not there, but in the auto beside the chauffeur. The fat man, the nurse maid, the grocer and the chauffeur make a concerted dive for the hobo, who as quickly vanishes. This time he is seen on a motorcycle. The auto turns and gives chase. The motorcycle circles the delivery wagon a few laps and Finnegan throws his club at the hobo, knocking him off the cycle. This wild chase continues with many laughable incidents resulting. Finnegan finds the hobo finally in his sweetheart's garden, where she is kneeling at his feet in an adorable pose. In his rage, he makes a leap to throttle the hobo only to find himself choking his sweetheart's father, who gives the suitor a sound beating. Finnegan awakes standing beside a lamp post, where the roundsman is giving him a "dressing-down" for falling asleep at his post. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less