Mutt and Jeff and the Unlucky Star (1911)
Without the necessary coin to pay their rent, Mutt and Jeff take up their abode in a garret littered with antique furniture. Being practiced hunters, they start looking things over and under. In a washstand reposes a sheriff's badge, Jeff gets a sudden and brilliant inspiration. Why not use the old badge to satisfy the inner man. They cannot eat the badge, but Jeff blows into a swell restaurant; orders a fine dinner; relishes it with great gusto; the garcon brings him a fragrant cigar, and between puffs, he gently waves his handkerchief. Mutt answers the signal; he is a Pinkerton detective and wants Jeff. Jeff is pinched and yanked out of the restaurant, the proprietor of which, fails to collect. After going some distance, the badge passes into Jeff's possession, and Mutt enters a beanery to get his "fill." He does not get the same delicious spread as Jeff's, and beef stew and pork and beans is all he may feast upon. He chooses the stew and soon finds himself pretty well stewed. Jeff wanders slowly away and, being somewhat sleepy, sits down in a convenient corner and journeys to the land of nod. Mutt gives the signal, but the "Pinkerton detective" does not respond. Growing uneasy, he mounts the table and waves his handkerchief most energetically. This brings forth the "boss." and a few tough-looking waiters, who, deaf to Mutt's explanations, as to how and when the meal is to be paid, escort him into the kitchen to wash dishes until his bill is settled.
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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 |
