Mutt and Jeff Make a Hit (1911)
The rent had long been due in the "diggings" of Mutt and Jeff, and many requests for settlement were made to no avail. Finally the patience of Mrs. Payme was exhausted, and when she met the two coming down the stairs, she only had to call to them, to make clear her wants. "I'll let Jeff do it!" says our old friend Mutt, as he sneaked outside while little Jeff went in the direction from which the call came. "She says, 'Room rent today, or git;'" and he added, "Two actors want our room!" "Why, the sassy cat!" replies Mutt, then as if struck by the thought, "We'll be actors, too!" A billboard on which appears a large "ad" for "Gold Dust Twins," furnishes the idea to complete the stage career for Mutt and Jeff. They are seen in the booking offices of Bill Gash, where they were directed by a stage hand of one of the theaters visited, and after a few moments in conversation, Mr. Gash comes to the conclusion that he has a big "find" for the regular Friday Night Amateur Contest at The Tryum. The road to fame is indeed very "rocky" for Mutt and Jeff, and finally when the eventful night comes around, and they realize that they are now before a real live audience, it is with great difficulty that either can recall the "routine" so long rehearsed. After many attempts to regain their composure, as well as their voices, Mutt comes to the rescue (?) with "Has Anybody Here Seen Kelly?" which is the signal for the presentation of all the "bouquets," not of flowers, but cabbage, turnips, corn, lemons, etc. As hard as it was to get started, it is now just as hard to stop "The Gold Dust Twins," so the always reliable "hook" is called on to do the trick! Poor Mutt and little Jeff soon find themselves outside the stage door! "It's your fault, you big stiff!" "Not a bit of it, you shrimp!" Such is the brotherly arbitration heard by the "cop" on that beat, as he comes up and says, "What the divil yer call this?" After hearing their plea, he decides, "Yer can't get far widout clothes! Ye'd better come along wid me!" Such is the fate of poor Mutt and Jeff's first and last attempt at a great stage career! As we see them behind the bars, awaiting to "tell it to the Judge," we hear Mutt and Jeff earnestly, though faintly, remark, "Anyhow, we made a hit!"
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GenresComedy
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| Filmmakers | Role |
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| Bud Fisher | Writer |
| David Horsley | Producer |
| Cast | Role |
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| Sam D. Drane | |
| Gus Alexander |
