A Blue Ribbon Mutt (1920)

Lillian who owns a cat and dog store, "cans" Charlie, her clerk, when in an altercation with a street sweeper, a brick breaks the front window of the shop. Charlie then gets a job to post bills announcing a "Dog Show" in the Auditorium with $10,000 in cash prizes. While posting the bills, he notices Brownie and a pup and decides to enter pup for a prize. The dog show is a gala event. Lillian also enters a dog, her favorite poodle. She snubs Charlie when she sees him. Lillian's poodle is picked as a blue ribbon winner. Brownie grabs hold of him and hides him, substituting the pup in his stall. Villains enter to steal the prize dog and steal the pup. When Lillian comes to the dog's stall she finds him gone and is frantic Brownie produces the poodle for her and Lillian is overjoyed with Brownie and Charlie, his owner. Thus Charlie and Lillian are brought together again. The directors of the show decide that Brownie is a clever dog and award him first prize. Then Charlie and Lillian, being on an equal footing, get married and all seems to be well with them.

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Summary Details
GenresComedy Short
FilmmakersRole
Charles Reisner Director
Charles Reisner Writer
CastRole
Charles Dorety
Lillian Biron
Bud Jamison
Brownie the Dog