The Battle of Chili Con Carne (1916)
Lem Forby, reporter on the Bugle, is a correspondence school pupil. The editor gives him an assignment to cover the Mexican war. Arrived at the border, Lem crosses the line and proceeds to take pictures. General Siesta is much enamored of the pretty Senorita Tamale, and she returns his love. Lem gets a picture of her, and immediately she loses her heart to the Bugle reporter. Lem notices that a messenger arrives with a letter for the General, and according to his correspondence lessons, that is one important thing, to obtain all important documents. With the Senorita he plans to get them. The General with his guitar starts out to call upon the Senorita; she tries to obtain the papers and get the General to show them to her; then Lem, who has hidden in the rooms, takes the papers and runs, closely pursued by the General and his army. Lem and the Senorita are nearly captured, when the Senorita offers to change clothes with Lem. This is done and the General with his army, catching a glimpse of them, decides that he will follow the girl and leave the army to capture Lem. He nearly captures what he supposes is the girl, but Lem manages to elude him and escapes across the border where the guards will not allow the General to come. The army appear with the girl and her identity is learned. Lem grows jealous but is not allowed to cross the border. Lem recalls the document and shows it to the guard, who disgustedly translates the message which Lem had though so important as a message stating that they had found a new recipe for chili con carne.
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| Filmmakers | Role |
|---|---|
| Louis Chaudet | Director |
| Eddie Lyons | Writer |
| Lee Moran | Writer |
| Charles J. Wilson | Writer |
| Cast | Role |
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| Eddie Lyons | |
| Priscilla Dean | |
| Lee Moran |
