Josie's Coney Island Nightmare (1914)
Our old friend Josie becomes interested in a new book, "The Castaways," depicting the adventures of beautiful Ethlinda and her lover, cast ashore on a desert island. Hank invites her to Coney Island. On their way, Hank gets into a strenuous argument with the conductor, and the two are put off. They finally arrive at the huge amusement place, and there everything seems to remind Josie of her book. While dining in a restaurant, the colored waiter spills soup on them and another row follows. After a day's excitement spent in the Zulu village, and getting mixed up with some of the other amusements, Josie and Hank sit out on the rocks of the seashore to have their lunch, and they fall asleep. The combination of the day's experiences and too much cheese for lunch gives Josie a terrible nightmare, in which she sees Hank and herself cast on a desert island from a big yacht commanded by the villainous car conductor. They are captured by a band of ferocious man-eating savages and sentenced to death by the Cannibal King, who seems to be the colored waiter with whom Hank had the rumpus. After some terrifying adventures and hair-raising escapes, they manage to get to the island in a small boat. Josie suddenly awakens, rouses Hank, and to their dismay the pair find they are practically marooned, as the tide has risen while they were asleep and the rocks on which they are lying have been converted into islands. After an awful struggle, they get across to the mainland. Josie, in disgust, casts "The Castaways" into the water, and as the book sinks, tells Hank her adventures in Slumberland have cured her of a desire for "Thrillers."
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GenresComedy
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| Filmmakers | Role |
|---|---|
| Lee Beggs | Director |
| Kenneth S. Webb | Writer |
| Cast | Role |
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| Josie Sadler | |
| Billy Quirk | |
| Edna Holland | |
| Mr. Sneeze |
