Shorty Inherits a Harem - Production & Contact Info (original) (raw)

Shorty, travelling with Selby's Wild West Show in India, goes hunting in the jungle with Bill Forbes, a former bunkie of his, now serving in the British Army. In the wilds he gets separated from Forbes, who believes he has been killed by a...See moreShorty, travelling with Selby's Wild West Show in India, goes hunting in the jungle with Bill Forbes, a former bunkie of his, now serving in the British Army. In the wilds he gets separated from Forbes, who believes he has been killed by a tiger. Shorty succors a dying Indian prince and is made successor to his kingdom of Cawnpore. Going to take up his new duties at the palace of the Maharajah, the cowboy discovers that he has forty wives. He becomes smitten with the youngest, thus causing Fatimeh, the former favorite, to commit suicide. He then is informed that the customs of the country demand that he shall bury himself alive with his dead wife. Shorty objects. He shoots up the palace and escapes. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less