A Strenuous Ride (1914)

Sam Johnson, a big coon, is chased by a bulldog. Sam goes over walls, fences and house tops, with the dog in hot pursuit. On a roof he finds an umbrella; he opens it and attempts to use it as a parachute, but it turns inside out and Sam falls down into a box of mortar. He is roughly handled by the Irishman who is mixing the mortar. The bulldog makes a leap from the house top and again gives Sam a chase. The coon jumps a railroad engine and pulls the throttle wide open. He is carried over mountains, church steeples and skyscrapers. The engine eventually strikes a rock, blows up and sends Sam again into the air.

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GenresAnimation Comedy Short