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Lost, Strayed or Stolen
(1915) United States of America
B&W : One reel
Directed by Alex Frank (Alexander F. Frank)
Cast: (unknown)
All Comedy Films production; distributed by Kriterion Films Exchange [Punchinello]. / Released 24 February 1915. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.
Comedy.
Synopsis: [?] [From The Moving Picture World]? Tired from too much attention, doggie hides in a laundry basket for a little nap and when the man calls for the basket, doggie, who is concealed among the clothes, is taken along. When the dog is missed, there is great grief and an advertisement is immediately inserted in the paper offering $100 for his return. Fatty’s girl tells him he can win her hand by proving himself a great detective and bringing the little pet home again. He assures her that doggie will be found and sets out in search of an Italian peddler who called earlier that day and whom he suspects. He tells him he is a detective and demands the dog, whereupon the Italian treats him to a good walloping and doesn’t do a thing to him generally. Then he gets two of his pals to sandbag Fatty and drag him into the bushes and relieve him of his clothes. Whereupon Fatty is obliged to come forth attired like Adam in a suit of leaves, and is followed for blocks by a howling mob. Finally he reaches home in an exhausted condition. The next day about a hundred dogs are brought to the house in answer to the ad, but still no sign of doggie. A couple of thieves read the ad and conclude that anyone who can give $100 for a lost dog is worth robbing. Their plot is overheard by Fatty and he sets out on their trail, entering the house through a window just as the robbers are starting investigations within. They spy him and give him a severe beating, making their escape. Fatty runs after them and is noticed by the police, who suspect him. They follow him all night in an automobile and chase him into the water. He finally escapes through a sewer and rushes to his girl’s home just as the laundry wagon arrives and doggie is delivered to his owner to the great joy of all.
Survival status: (unknown)
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Listing updated: 18 December 2024.
References: Website-IMDb.
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