Three Johns (1916)
John Brown and John Briggs, strangers to each other, both decide to go on a hunting trip to the same place. Looney John, a sometimes violent lunatic, is at large in the woods and a large reward is offered for his apprehension. Both Brown and Briggs discover evidence of Looney's presence, and having just met and exchanged cards as fellow hunters, each imagines that the other is the John the asylum people want. Both dispatch a note by an innocent-looking countryman, who is in reality none other than Looney himself, to the sheriff, claiming capture of the insane one. A laughable mix-up follows, during which the sheriff arrests both Briggs and Brown and brings them to his home. While holding the fuming men there until the asylum superintendent arrives, the sheriff's quiet, unassuming wife puts one over on them all when she discovers Looney making away with some of her choicest pies. At the point of a big butcher knife, she marches the frightened lunatic into the house just as the superintendent arrives. The discomforted sheriff sees the superintendent count over the reward money to his wife, while Looney is led away and the two other Johns have a good laugh over the incident.
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GenresComedy
Short
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| Filmmakers | Role |
|---|---|
| David Smith | Director |
| Edwin R. Coffin | Writer |
| Cast | Role |
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| George Kunkel | |
| George Holt | |
| Otto Benninger | |
| George Stanley |
