Merry Pimple and the Statue - Production & Contact Info (original) (raw)

Merrypimple, after an evening with some friends, falls asleep at the base of a statue of a knight in armor, which occupies a prominent position in the park. To Merrypimple's heated imagination it seems that the stone figure descends from ...See moreMerrypimple, after an evening with some friends, falls asleep at the base of a statue of a knight in armor, which occupies a prominent position in the park. To Merrypimple's heated imagination it seems that the stone figure descends from the plinth and wakes him, insisting on joining him in a visit to a conveniently near inn. Together the weirdly assorted pair enter a cab, but the dead weight of the stone man brings it to the ground in ruins, and while the front part of the carriage drives merrily off, Merrypimple and his companion are left amid the wreckage of the after part. Undiscouraged they resume the journey on foot and reach a cafe, but, unhappily, the statue, incautiously leaning against the wall, brings the whole house down in ruins. At another inn, the weight of the stranger wrecks tables and chairs; and each time Merrypimple comes in for trouble. Finally, however, the pair start on the return journey, and, arrived at the statue's station, they resume their positions - with this difference : that Merrypimple strikes a posture on the plinth, while the statue falls into a slumber on the steps. At this stage Merrypimple awakes to find himself being roughly shaken by two policemen, and realizes that it has been "only a dream." Written by Cinema News and Property Gazette (January 22, 1913) See less