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Policy & pie
Variant title in Library of Congress video collection: Katzenjammer Kids: "Policy and pie"
CREATED/PUBLISHED
United States : [International Film Service, 1918].
SUMMARY
The Captain gets a life insurance policy and gives it to his wife. In gratitude she makes him a pie. The Katzenjammer Kids play a trick on the Captain and sneak toads into his pie so that he would think his wife is trying to poison him.
NOTES
Copyright: no reg.
Duration: 3:31 (part 1) and 3:29 (part 2) at 22 fps.
Summary from J. McIntire, Silent animated films at the Library of Congress.
Based on Rudolph Dirks' comics.
Sources used: Copyright catalog, motion pictures, 1912-1939; Library of Congress video collection, v. 3, Origins of American animation, 1900-1921; McIntire, J. Silent animated films at the Library of Congress, 1995.
Digital file includes a piano score composed and performed by Philip Carli.
SUBJECTS
Germans--United States--Drama.
Immigrants--United States--Drama.
Men--United States--Drama.
Wives--United States--Drama.
Boys--United States--Drama.
Tricks--Drama.
Life insurance--United States--Policies--Drama.
Pies--Drama.
Poisoning--Drama.
Comedy--Animation--Short.
RELATED NAMES
La Cava, Gregory, 1892-1952, direction, animation.
International Film Service.
AFI/Souder (Thomas) Collection (Library of Congress)
RELATED TITLES
Original Katzenjammer Kids
MEDIUM
ref print. 1 reel of 1 (ca. 605 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm.
CALL NUMBER
FEB 7728 (ref print)
REPOSITORY
Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division Washington, D. C. 20540 USA
DIGITAL ID
animp 4081s1 4081s2 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mbrsmi/animp.4081
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