Night Owls (1927)

Phil, an American, is in France. and all the Frenchmen are out to see that he is well received. He finally gets a taxicab driver to drive him to a quiet inn. The driver does not get the description of the inn quite correct, for he lands him in the toughest place in the village. "Pierre the Punk" made this inn his headquarters. He has just threatened to marry beautiful Estelle whether father likes it or not. Phil becomes unpopular soon after he arrives at the inn by bumping into Pierre. Pierre starts after him. He manages to hide for a few minutes, but is discovered and chased into the cellar. Here, by a piece of good luck, he defeats the tough man in a rough-and-tumble battle. Phil retires to the upper floor to make love to Estelle. But Pierre recovers quickly and thrusts him away from the girl. In the subsequent chase and battle, Phil wins after a terrific fight. He thinks he has dropped Pierre into a deep water well and is making love again to Estelle when the Frenchman climbs out. Phil disappears down the well with Pierre as the picture ends.

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GenresComedy Short