Storming the Trenches - Production & Contact Info (original) (raw)

Irma is the sweetheart of both Frank and Gordon, who are rivals for her favors. One day they decide to play war, Gordon to be a captain of one side and Frank of the other. Irma stays out of the game to play with her dog. The boys chose ...See moreIrma is the sweetheart of both Frank and Gordon, who are rivals for her favors. One day they decide to play war, Gordon to be a captain of one side and Frank of the other. Irma stays out of the game to play with her dog. The boys chose sides, and finding a ditch, turn it into a trench. They need ammunition, and just then the farmer's car comes along, with plenty of vegetables, which make fine missiles. The boys hide and wait for the enemy to come along Then they fly at them. The others are taken by surprise, but they must have something to throw, so they make off with a case of eggs from outside a store nearby. Then there is a hot fire from both sides. The eggs are storage eggs, and Captain Frank is forced to surrender to their superior strength. He is made prisoner and put in the barn, tied fast to a ladder. Gordon places one boy, Ernest, on guard. Irma comes up. She is sorry for Frank, and determines to help him. She goes around the corner, and puts her dog under the barn. Then she comes back and says to Ernest that she can't get the dog out. He goes to get it, and Irma sets Frank free. The boys return, and finding Frank gone, they accuse Ernest of being a traitor, and say that they will shoot him. He is blindfolded and placed against the wall. Then they throw an egg into his face. The boys go off laughing, but Ernest vows revenge. The robbed farmer and grocer have met each other, and Ernest sees them together. He tells them where their property went. They drive to the home of Frank and Gordon and tell their mother of the robbery. When Frank and Gordon return there is a heavy reckoning for them to pay, but Irma intercedes for them and saves them a whipping. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less