03:00:29 2 |
1940s CAR PULLING INTO DRIVEWAY, PIPE SMOKING
MAN GOES UP STEPS OF PORCH, INTO HOUSE |
03:00:42 15 |
MOTHER & DAUGHTER AROUND FAMILY RADIO, MOTHER
UPSET RADIO'S BROKEN. FATHER ENTER, MOTHER COMPLAINS |
03:01:31 64 |
DAUGHTER ESCORTS FATHER TO DINNER TABLE, FATHER
HAVING DINNER ALONE DOTING DAUGHTER |
03:02:21 114 |
TWO MEN WALK INTO DINING ROOM INTERRUPTING MAN
EATING |
03:02:38 131 |
PEOPLE HUDDLED AROUND RADIO, FIXING BROKEN RADIO
FATHER YANKS MAN UP BY HIS JACKET. RADIO REPAIR MAN. FATHER CONCERNED ABOUT THE COST |
03:03:32 185 |
MAN PULLING MONEY OUT OF HIS POCKET, PAYING
ANOTHER MAN A DOLLAR |
03:04:18 231 |
FATHER TRYING TO FIX RADIO HIMSELF, PULLING ON
WIRES, PULLS WIRES, CORDS RIGHT OUT OF WALL ELECTRICAL MISHAPS. DAUGHTER COMES, HE PUSHES RADIO BACK TO WALL TO HIDE HIS MISTAKE |
03:05:35 308 |
FATHER ANSWERS DOOR, UNINVITED GUEST, MAN OF
THE HOUSE PUSHES UNINVITED GUEST OUT THE DOOR BY HIS FACE |
03:05:59 332 |
UNINVITED GUEST TRIES TO GET BACK IN, DOOR SLAMMED
IN HIS FACE, GRABS HIS FACE AS IF HIT BY DOOR |
03:06:07 340 |
FATHER SATISFIED, WALKS BACK TO RADIO, FOLLOWS
WIRE ROUTE IN HIS HEAD, GRABS HAND DRILL, GOES UPSTAIRS |
03:06:27 360 |
FIGURES OUT WHERE WIRE WOULD BE, STANDS ON CHAIR
TAKES PICTURE FROM WALL, HAND DRILLS HOLE IN WALL |
03:07:05 398 |
DAUGHTER TRYING TO HELP FATHER, HANDS HIM THE
PICTURE, HITS HIMSELF IN THE FACE WITH IT. CLUMSY MAN |
03:07:19 412 |
WOMAN READING IN BED HEARS NOISES ABOVE HER HEAD
LIGHT FIXTURE SPINNING AROUND FRIGHTENS HER, SHE THROWS BED COVERS OFF & JUMPS OUT OF BED |
03:07:37 430 |
WIFE RUNS OUT OF BEDROOM, HITS THE CHAIR HER
HUSBAND IS STANDING ON, HE FALLS OFF & ONTO THE FLOOR |
03:07:44 437 |
HYSTERICAL WOMAN EXPLAINING TO DAUGHTER & SON
LIGHTS GOING CRAZY. FATHER ON THE FLOOR RUBBING HIS HEAD |
03:08:24 477 |
MAN PULLS HAND DRILL OUT OF WALL, PULLS WIRE
OUT OF WALL, CAUSING LIGHTS IN BEDROOM TO FLICKER ON & OFF |
03:08:49 502 |
LIGHT FIXTURE IS PULLED OUT OF ROOM THROUGH WALL
FAMILY. PULLED THRU THE WALL. MOTHER & DAUGHTER COME OUT OF ROOM, CONCERNED, HE TELLS THEM TO SCRAM |
03:09:07 520 |
MAN GETS ELECTROCUTED FROM LIGHT FIXTURE, FALLS
OFF CHAIR TO THE FLOOR |
03:09:42 555 |
GETS ELECTROCUTED AGAIN, FALLS OFF CHAIR DOWN THE
STAIRS |
03:10:10 583 |
FATHER SITTING ON GROUND JUMPS FROM SOUND OF
TELEPHONE RINGING NEXT TO HIM. ANSWERS THE PHONE WHILE SITTING ON FLOOR |
03:10:22 595 |
MOTHER CARRYING PIECE OF CAKE ANSWERS TELEPHONE
DAUGHTER LISTENS TO MOTHER ON PHONE |
03:10:31 604 |
FATHER EAVESDROPPING IN ON PHONE CALL SNOOPING
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03:10:32 605 |
LIVE RADIO PROGRAM CALLING WOMAN, FATHER
LISTENING IN INTERRUPTS. LOST $50.00 BECAUSE RADIO IS BROKEN |
03:10:49 622 |
WOMAN'S VOICE HEARD OVER THE PHONE SPED UP
|
03:10:58 631 |
WIFE ANGRY AT HUSBAND. DUMB DAUGHTER CLICHE:
"DON'T WORRY MOTHER HIS WORD IS ALWAYS AS GOOD AS HIS WORD". WIFE STORMS OUT OF ROOM |
03:11:17 650 |
FATHER HEARS KNOCK ON DOOR, OPENS TRAP DOOR,
JUDAS WINDOW. MAN'S FACE FRIGHTENS HIM. |
03:12:02 695 |
PLASTERER FIXING HOLE IN WALL. HOME IMPROVEMENT
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03:12:37 730 |
FATHER CLIMBS OUT OF WINDOW ONTO ROOF. DAUGHTER
SOUND BYTE: "DON'T CLIMB OUT THERE, YOU'RE TOO FAT". |
03:12:56 749 |
FATHER THROWS WIRE, WIRE GOES INTO NEXT
DOOR NEIGHBOR'S HOUSE, WOMAN SLEEPING IN BED, WIRE PULLS COVER OFF BED, WOMAN WAKES UP SCARED TO DEATH, RUNS OUT OF BEDROOM |
03:13:23 776 |
WOMAN READING IN BER SEES COVER, THINKS IT'S A
GHOST, SCREAMS, PULLS COVERS OFF, RUNS OUT OF BEDROOM |
03:13:38 791 |
BEDCOVER FALLS ON MAN PULLING WIRE, HE SCREAMS
& ALMOST FALLS OFF THE ROOF |
03:14:04 817 |
FATHER CRAWLS INTO HOUSE WITH SHEET OVER HIM,
FAMILY, MAN THROWS TELEPHONE BOOK AT OTHER MAN CRAWLING IN WINDOW CAUSING HIM TO FALL OFF ROOF & ONTO MAN WALKING BY |
03:14:21 834 |
MAN HE FELL ON GOES TO BEAT HIM UP, SAVED BY
HIS FAMILY |
03:15:02 875 |
NEXT DOOR NEIGHBORS RUN OUT OF HOUSE IN PAJAMAS
WIFE YELLS: "THERE IT IS" HUSBAND TIES BATHROBE PUNCHES MAN IN THE MOUTH PROTECTING HIS WIFE |
03:15:13 886 |
ANGRY WIFE YELLS: "I DARE YOU TO COME OVER &
DO THAT AGAIN" NEIGHBOR COMES BACK OVER & PUNCHES HIM AGAIN. SHE GOES TO SAY SOMETHING ELSE, HUSBAND PUTS HIS HAND OVER HER MOUTH TO SHUT HER UP |
03:15:24 897 |
RADIO REPAIR MAN ARRIVES BACK, CHASTISES MAN
FOR TRYING TO FIX HIMSELF |
03:15:54 927 |
MAN OF THE HOUSE FRUSTRATED, LEANS UP AGAINST
THE HOUSE, GRABS HOOK, PULLS DOWN GUTTERS, WATER FALLS ON TOP OF HIM |
03:16:06 939 |
TAPE ENDS
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Description: EDGAR KENNEDY, FLORENCE LAKE, DOT FARLEY, JACK RICE, TOM KENNEDY, RUSSELL HOPTON, CHARLIE HALL, MARY VAN HALSEY, EMORY PARNELL, LEE TRENT. 3-28-44. EDGAR TRIES TO FIX THE FAMILY RADIO. comedy, funny, jokes, knee slapper, cars, home, drama, dramedy, lifestyle, dinner
Keywords: short film
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