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An Elephant on His Hands
(1913) United States of America
B&W : One reel
Directed by Al Christie
Cast: Eddie Lyons [Eddie], [?] Lee Moran?, Ramona Langley [Ramona, Eddie’s wife], Lon Chaney [Eddie’s uncle], Charlie the elephant
Nestor Film Company production; distributed by The Universal Film Manufacturing Company, Incorporated. / Produced by David Horsley. / Released 21 November 1913. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / Universal production number 0175.
Comedy.
Synopsis: [?] [From The Moving Picture World]? Ramona is fond of pets. Her hubby, Eddie, has a horror of all animals and particularly her pets. The parrots bite him and the monkeys show their teeth. Ramona receives a wire from Eddie’s uncle telling him that the circus has gone broke and that he is sending his pet elephant to Eddie to take care of. Ramona sends for Eddie and despite his protests insists that he go and get the beast. He attempts to get some stablemen to arrange to take the elephant. They refuse until he finally agrees to pay a high price for a stall. Arriving at the station Eddie is handed the huge animal with a bill for excess charges amounting to $300. Eddie has one trouble after another. The stable owner refuses to allow the beast on the place. It keeps with Eddie and his wife busy breaking down the fence to get the pet inside and then feeding and giving it water. In the meantime the neighbors protest and the authorities order it removed at once. The last scene of the beast shows him dragging a furniture van with Ramona sitting on top and Eddie leading. // Additional synopsis available in Blake-Films pp. 5-6.
Survival status: The film is presumed lost.
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Keywords: Animals: Elephants, Monkeys - Bankruptcy - Telegrams
Listing updated: 25 December 2024.
References: Blake-Films pp. 5-6; Spehr-American p. 100 : Website-Chaney; Website-IMDb.
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