Chasing Her Future (1919)
Peek and Boo were two detectives, hunting for trouble. They receive a telegram from the police department that notorious crooks are on their way to their city. Edith is a Big city detective on the trail of the Bullshivik crook. She follows him to spooktown, where Peek and Boo also reside. The crooks enter a pawn shop gives the high sign of his order, and proceeds to hatch a wild plot. Edith enters Peek and Boo's office, drills a hole through the wall and listens to the plot. Peek hides himself in the showcase in the pawn Broker's store and also learns of the plot. The crook discovers Peek and proceeds to wipe the floor up with him, when Boo comes to his partner's assistance. The crook takes the two partners, lays then one on top of the other and throws them Both out the door together. Edith follows the crook to a hotel and secures a job at the hotel as a maid, so she can watch every movement of the Bull-artist. In looking through the keyhole, she sees, his henchmen come out of the closet. She disguises herself as a fellow and attempts to sneak in and steal their written plans. Peek and Boo are on the job too, and when they see the "fellow" come out of Edith's room they tell the hotel manager, who comes up and Bawls her out for having a man in her room. Peek and Boo then rush into the crook's room and try to steal the papers, But Edith sneaked in after them and gets away with the papers. The papers consist of plans for Bottling up the Eskimo canal. An evening affair takes place and the "Bullshevists" are present too. Peek and Boo give a feature dance. Peek leading the orchestra and Boo dancing with a dummy. Edith is also there But in male attire. She meets an old sweetheart who recognizes her. He tells her he will capture the crooks and that she must put on her pretty skirts again. The crooks start to throw Bombs and a great many funny situations develop while the dancers are Being Bombed. A chase for the crooks follows. Peek and Boo capture them, But not Before Edith's sweetheart had taken the papers away from them. They are just about to finish the picture with a sweet embrace and the usual ending, when Peek and Boo walk By with a wheelbarrow. The scene shifts to the director yelling his head off to get out of the picture, and that they had spoiled the scene. He throws the camera at Peek and Boo and fires the whole Bunch of hams.
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GenresComedy
Short
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| Filmmakers | Role |
|---|---|
| Fred Hibbard | Director |
| Fred Hibbard | Writer |
| Cast | Role |
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| Jimmie Adams | |
| Edith Roberts |
