Lucky Larry's Lady Love - Production & Contact Info (original) (raw)

In telling her neighbors how she became acquainted with her husband, Larry, the wife says: "Mr. Jenkins was calling on me, and up to that time I rather liked Mr. Jenkins. But a terrible bear escaped from its keeper, and got into the house....See moreIn telling her neighbors how she became acquainted with her husband, Larry, the wife says: "Mr. Jenkins was calling on me, and up to that time I rather liked Mr. Jenkins. But a terrible bear escaped from its keeper, and got into the house. Mr. Jenkins should have protected me, but he proved to be a terrible coward. Then Larry arrived. He calmly walked over to the bear, picked up its leash, and returned the animal to its owner. That same night he came to the rescue again. There was a burglar in our house, and Larry learned of it. He found the burglar and knocked him unconscious. But the money and jewelry belonging to my father which the burglar had stolen and which the police admitted they could not find, still remained a mystery. Larry said he would find it and he did; the money and the precious stones were at the bottom of the well." The "Mr. Jenkins" referred to tells a different story. He is known locally as "Gloomy Jenkins," and he hates Larry. He tells this yarn: "I made a fool of myself about that bear, but I knew it was a bear. Larry is very nearsighted and when he came into the house that day he dropped his glasses. He thought the bear was a dog, and nobody is afraid of dogs. That is how he scored the first time. I gave him the other chance by trying to play a practical joke on him. Lulu's old man hates music. I mean a friend of mine tried to serenade the girl, and the old man threw shoes at him. I thought it would be fun to get Larry beaten up, and I let him know that the girl doted on music. So he got his flute and went around there to play. He scared the burglar nearly to death, and he tried to escape. Then he tumbled over Larry, and would have got away, only one of Larry's buttons caught on the other chap's sleeve. When Larry got free, the burglar fell against the well curb, and a handkerchief full of the old man's jewels dropped down. None of us saw it. Then Larry tried to escape, but he stumbled and the burglar fell over him, and the old man and the police arrived in time to believe Larry had done something noble." But none of his neighbors believes the story of "Gloomy" Jenkins. He did not get the girl and he is bitter. That explains his hateful words. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less