- Title: F-A0326
- Summary: THE BASHFUL BACHELOR: LUM & ABNER COMEDY. CHESTER LAUCK, NORRIS GOFF, ZASU PITTS, GRADY SUTTON, OSCAR O'SHEA, LOUISE CURRIE, CONSTANCE PURDY, IRVING BACON, EARLE HODINS, BENNY RUBIN. RURAL COMEDY. ABNER TRADES A DELIVERY CAR FOR A RACE HORSE, BUT ALL TURNS OUT FINE WHEN THE NAG WINS A BIG RACE
- Description:00:01:27 - MEN DRESSED AS MEDIEVAL KNIGHTS HAVING SWORD FIGHT WHILE DAMSEL IN DISTRESS IS TIED TO TREE KNIGHT SLICES ROPE HOLDING HER, SETS HER FREE & KILLS THE BAD GUY. CU DAMSEL GOING TO HER KNIGHT IN SHINING ARMOR, HE LIFTS HIS ARMORED HELMET, SALLET VISOR TO KISS DAMSEL, VISOR FALLS BACK DOWN 00:02:05 - INTERIOR LIVING ROOM, WOMAN READING STORY TO MAN THEY TALK, SAY GOODNIGHT, HE LEAVES 00:03:37 - OLDER MAN HOBBLING DOWN FRONT STEPS, PICKS UP FENCE PICKET, PRETENDS TO BE SWORD FIGHTING WITH PICKET, TALKING TO HIMSELF "COME OUT & FIGHT LIKE A MAN" 00:04:00 - WAKES UP NEIGHBOR WHO OPENS HIS WINDOW WEARING NIGHTGOWN & SLEEPING CAP & YELLS AT MAN ON THE STREET 00:04:29 - SMALL TOWN GENERAL STORE, HORSE & CARRIAGE PASSES IN FRONT, PEOPLE WALKING ABOUT 00:04:36 - INTERIOR GENERAL STORE CIRCA 1942, MAN HAMMERING WITH WHITE RABBIT & BLACK RABBIT BESIDE HIM, BUILDING. MANNEQUIN DRESSED IN SUIT. CU SHOP DUMMY, MANNEQUIN. PUTTING RABBITS IN CAGE. 00:08:25 - TWO MEN WALK INTO STORAGE ROOM IN BACK OF GENERAL STORE, MILK CANISTERS, MOTHER DOG WATCHING OVER BOX OF PUPPIES. CU PUPPIES, ONE PLAYFULLY NIPPING AT ANOTHER ONE. CUTE 00:08:49 - TWO MEN HEAR HORSE NEIGH, ONE HIDING ANIMALS FROM ANOTHER HIDING A HORSE, MAN PLAYING DUMB. OTHER ONE FINDS A HORSE IN STORAGE ROOM & A RUBE SIMPLETON WITH STRAW ON HIS SWEATER. 00:11:31 - TWO OLD MEN PLAYING CHECKERS, OLD MAN SWATTING FLIES, TELEPHONE RINGS, OLD MAN USES STICK TO TAKE RECEIVER OFF THE HOOK, BIDDY'S VOICE HEARD TALKING ON TELEPHONE, ORDERING GROCERIES, MAN HANGS UP PHONE ON BIDDY 00:13:24 - CUSTOMER ENTERS STORE, TALKING TO STORE OWNER ON OTHER SIDE OF COUNTER. COUNTRY BUMPKIN IN COVERALLS & STRAW HAT. CUTS TO MAN CHEATING IN CHECKERS WHILE OPPONENT IS NOT LOOKING. CLERK GIVING CUSTOMER FOOD HE CAN'T PAY FOR. GENEROUS TO THE NEEDY 00:14:59 - WOMAN READING OFF LIST OF GROCERIES TO CLERK BRATS BAD CHILDREN EATING UNPAID FOR FOOD OUT OF GROCERY BINS, BOY STEALING APPLE, PUTS DOWN HIS SHIRT. BRAT KICKS OVER PYRAMID DISPLAY OF CANS ON WAY OUT OF STORE. UNDISCIPLINED CHILDREN. 00:16:14 - CU MAN WITH ARMS AKIMBO SAYS "WHY THAT LITTLE VARMINT" 00:16:34 - GROCERY CLERKS FILLING BASKET WITH GROCERIES ON CUSTOMER'S GROCERY LIST 00:17:03 - CLERK PICKING UP FALLEN CANS. CLUMSY CUSTOMER TRIES TO HELP WITH LAST CAN & KNOCKS OVER ENTIRE DISPLAY AGAIN 00:18:51 - OLD MAN WALKING DOWN SIDEWALK CARRYING BASKET OF FOOD ON HIS ARM 00:18:54 - TRAVELING SALESMAN FIGHTING WITH WOMAN. DOCTOR'S EYE CHART BEHIND MAN JUGGLING BALLS. SALESMAN TRIES TO TRADE OLD MAN A NEW PAIR OF GLASSES FOR FOOD IN BASKET 00:19:51 - CU EYE DOCTOR FITTING PAIR OF GLASSES ON PATIENT'S HEAD. PATIENT LOOKS THROUGH GLASSES, POV LOOKING THROUGH GLASSES THAT ARE WRONG PRESCRIPTION, BLURRY VISION. MYOPIA 00:20:08 - TRAVELING SALESMAN SNAKE OIL SALESMAN PULLS DOWN EYE CHART, SIGN PULLS BACK UP, SIGN BEHIND IT FOR "DOCTOR HERSH'S TONIC $1.00". QUACK. CON MAN TRYING TO PULL A FAST ONE 00:20:32 - MS MAN READING AN EYE CHART, READING WRONG LETTERS, CON MAN TELLS HIM HE GOT THEM ALL RIGHT, QUACK SELLS MAN WRONG PRESCRIPTION GLASSES. BARTERS BASKET OF FOOD FOR NEW GLASSES 00:21:18 - OLD MAN FEELING HIS WAY DOWN SIDEWALK, USING HIS HAND IN FRONT OF HIM, WALKS INTO A TREE, DUE TO WEARING WRONG PRESCRIPTION GLASSES. WALKS INTO ROCK, WALKS IN THROUGH, GETS HIS LEG WET. 00:21:40 - MAN WEARING WRONG PRESCRIPTION GLASSES WALKS INTO GENERAL STORE, TRIES TO HANG HIS HAT, FALLS. POV LOOKING THROUGH WRONG PRESCRIPTION GLASSES, BLURRY VISION. MAN WALKS INTO PYRAMID DISPLAY OF CANS, KNOCKS OVER STORE DISPLAY. MYOPIA. 00:22:45 - MS MAN TAKING OFF FRIEND'S GLASSES & STEPS ON WRONG PRESCRIPTION GLASSES 00:22:59 - MAN PUTS ON HIS GLASSES, SEES WHAT DAMAGE HE DID IN THE STORE. ECCENTRIC OLD MAN TALKS TO STORE DUMMY, MANNEQUIN 00:23:21 - CUSTOMER ENTERS STORE, CHATS TO OLD MAN. OWNER BRINGS HIM TO BACK ROOM, SHOWS HIM HORSE IN BACK ROOM. PRETTY WOMAN ENTERS, LISTENING TO THE MEN FOLK 00:26:00 - OLD MAN ENTERS STORE, TELLS HIS PARTNER TO TAKE OFF HIS OLD GLASSES, WAS ALSO CONNED BY QUACK EYE DOCTOR 00:26:36 - CU GROCERY LIST. CU OLD MAN PUTTING ON EYE GLASSES TO READ GROCERY LIST. POV BLURRED VISION LOOKING AT GROCERY LIST 00:27:04 - CUSTOMER ENTERS STORE WEARING WRONG PRESCRIPTION GLASSES, THROWS OFF HIS PERSPECTIVE, 00:27:54 - TWO OLD MEN TIMING HORSEBACK RIDER, CU MAN WITH STOP WATCH. POV LOOKING THROUGH WRONG PRESCRIPTION GLASSES, BLURRED VISION 00:28:15 - CU MAN HIDING BEHIND TWO TREE TRUNKS, OPENS TELESCOPE TUBULAR SECTIONS TO FULL LENGTH SPYING, EAVESDROPPING ON PRETTY WOMAN TALKING TO OLD MEN 00:30:51 - OLD MAN ON HORSEBACK TRYING TO GET HORSE TO GO, HORSE SEES A RABBIT, TAKES OFF AFTER RABBIT OLD MAN RIDING HORSE WAY TOO FAST 00:31:43 - THREE MEN WALKING ON TRAIN TRACKS, ONE CARRYING A ROPE. TRAIN TRACKS, OVERGROWN WITH WEEDS. TYING OLD MAN'S ARMS & LEGS WITH ROPE. TYING OLD MAN TO RAILROAD TRACKS, OLD MAN SHOUTING "HELP" MS TWO MEN HIDING IN THE BUSHES 00:34:29 - TRAIN APPROACHING OLD MAN TIED TO TRAIN TRACKS, OTHER MAN'S GLASSES MAKE HIM THINK TRAIN IS FURTHER AWAY THAN IT REALLY IS, CAN'T GET THE KNOTS OUT OF ROPE TIED TO HIS FRIEND 00:35:04 - TRAIN APPROACHING OLD MEN, MAN PUTS HIS HAND UP AS IF TO STOP TRAIN, FAINTS ON RAILROAD TRACKS TRAIN CHANGES TRACKS IN KNICK OF TIME 00:35:16 - TWO MEN CARRYING OLD MAN ACROSS TRAIN TRACKS 00:35:27 - OLD MAN PILING ANIMAL CAGES IN CORNER OF GENERAL STORE, ECCENTRIC OLD MAN TALKING TO MANNEQUIN, POKING MANNEQUIN THINKS IT'S A PERSON, WRONG GLASSES. 00:36:27 - OLD MAN FILLING PIPE WITH TOBACCO 00:38:01 - INTERIOR/NIGHT: RESTLESS OLD MAN TOSSING & TURNING, ANOTHER MAN STICKS HIS HEAD IN BEDROOM WINDOW, SCARES MAN IN BED, MAN GETS UP OUT OF BED, PUTS ON WRONG GLASSES, GOES TO LIGHT KEROSENE LAMP WITH A MATCH, LAMP FALLS OVER ON THE FLOOR MAN GOING OUT BEDROOM WINDOW. 00:38:47 - TWO OLD MEN CLIMBING DOWN LADDER RESTING ON SIDE OF HOUSE, ONE ON TOP LOSES FOOTING, SLIPS & BOTH MEN FALL FROM LADDER TO GROUND 00:39:29 - BAREFOOTED MAN STEPS ON SOMETHING, "OW, OWW!" OTHER MAN GIVES HIM PIGGY BACK RIDE 00:40:24 - PRETTY YOUNG WOMAN HITCHING UP HORSE IN FRONT OF GENERAL STORE, READS NOTE PINNED TO FRONT DOOR. WHITE GLOVES. 00:40:52 - SMALL TOWN SHERIFF & DEPUTY SHERIFF, ARMED WITH GUNS, JUMP ON HORSE & CARRIAGE. MAN LEANING ON BACK OF CARRIAGE HOLDING CANE, READING 00:40:57 - CU CHURCH BELLS RINGING 00:40:58 - ARMED MAN RUNNING DOWN FRONT STAIRS, FOLLOWED BY HIS WIFE 00:41:02 - ARMED MAN THROWS DOWN NEWSPAPER, RUNS PAST SHERIFF'S OFFICE 00:41:03 - CU OLDER MAN TALKING ON TELEPHONE 00:41:08 - ARMED MEN RUNNING & JUMPING INTO HORSE & CARRIAGE 00:41:16 - GROUP OF ARMED MEN, POSSE, HUNTERS IN WOODS STOP & TALK, OLD MAN SAYS "FOLLOW ME", THEN FALLS DOWN. CLUMSY 00:41:39 - TWO MEN TALKING TO OLD MAN TIED TO A TREE, ONE PULLS BOUND MAN'S SUSPENDER STRAP. SLAPS IT BACK CRIMINAL PULLS OUT GUN, OLD MAN SAYS "WHY YOU LOW DOWN SNAKE IN THE WEEDS" , THEY HEAR SOUNDS, SPOTS GROUP OF MEN. THUG GANGSTER CLICHE: KEEP YOUR MOUTH SHUT YOU LITTLE RUNT OR I'LL SHUT IT FOR YOU" THREATENING BOUND MAN TIED TO TREE 00:42:54 - POSSE ARRIVING TO SAVE OLD MAN, OLD MAN RUNNING UP HILL SHOT AT BY THUGS, FRIEND TIED TO TREE SHOUTING, TELLING FRIEND NOT TO COME UP, WARNING 00:43:20 - OLD MAN BLINDLY SHOOTING OFF GUN AS HE RUNS UP HILL. CUTS TO TIED UP FRIEND SHOUTING WARNING "DON'T COME UP HERE, THEY'LL KILL YOU". CUTS TO TWO THUGS CRIMINALS HIDING & SHOOTING. CUTS TO POSSE. CU TWO THUGS SHOOTING GUNS. CU THUG'S FACE GETS HIT, HE WIPES BLOOD WITH HAND, THUGS GIVE UP & RUN AWAY. POSSE SAVES BOUND TIED MAN 00:45:29 - GENERAL STORE PROPRIETOR WALKING FEMALE CUSTOMER OUTSIDE, GIVES HER BASKET FULL OF GROCERIES, GENTLEMAN GROCER. WOMAN SAYS GOODBYE, OLD MAN TURNS TO GO BACK INSIDE STORE, TRIPS ON STEP, FALLS FLAT ON HIS FACE 00:46:37 - PRETTY WOMAN PLAYING CHECKERS WITH OLD MAN INSIDE GENERAL STORE 00:48:04 - OLD MAN PULLS OUT LETTER FROM HIS POCKET, READS LETTER. OLD MAN HOLDING LETTER AT ARMS REACH & RECITES LOVE POEM, SENDS HIS FRIEND OVER TO GIVE POEM TO WOMAN. OLD MAN TRIPS ON WAY OUT OF STORE 00:50:21 - LS SMALL TOWN STORE "HOME APPLIANCES 5 & 10 CENTS STORE. 00:50:42 - WOMAN SHOPPING INTERRUPTED BY LARGE OBESE WOMAN, SNUBS HER. SMALL TOWN DRAMA. 00:50:50 - ANOTHER GOOD SHOT OF SMALL TOWN FIVE & DIME CIRCA EARLY 1940s. RESIDENTS WALKING TO & FRO 00:50:55 - CU WOMAN GRABBING OLD MAN'S ARM TO GET HIS ATTENTION 00:51:07 - OLD MAN'S FRIEND WALKING OVER TO GIVE WOMAN LOVE POEM, GIVES TO OBESE WOMAN BY MISTAKE HIS FRIEND ARRIVES TOO LATE TO STOP HIM FROM GIVING WRONG WOMAN LOVE POEM, OBESE WOMAN GRABS HIM AROUND THE NECK, THINKING HE'S IN LOVE WITH HER, CASE OF MISTAKEN IDENTITY 00:51:29 - GROUP OF CHILDREN RUN OUT OF STORE & RUSH OLD MAN JUMPING UP & DOWN IN FRONT OF HIM SHOUTING "OH BOY" THINKING HE'S GOING TO BE THEIR NEW DADDY 00:51:34 - WOMAN INTENDED TO GET HIS LOVE POEM COMES OUT OF STORE, GIVES HIM THE BRUSH OFF WITH A SWEEP OF HER EYES 00:51:45 - TWO QUARRELING STORE OWNERS, ONE PUTTING UP ROPE SPLITTING STORE IN HALF, FRIENDS FIGHTING "YOU RUIN'T MY LIFE". CUSTOMERS COMING INTO STORE WHERE OWNERS ARE FEUDING 00:53:48 - YOUNG WOMAN TAKES OFF EYE GLASSES FROM FEUDING STORE OWNERS, THROWS EYE GLASSES ON FLOOR, STEPS ON GLASSES. BRINGS TWO OLD FRIENDS BACK TOGETHER TAKE DOWN ROPE SEPARATING STORE IN HALF 00:57:57 - SMALL TOWN CARNIVAL, AMUSEMENT PARK RIDES, FERRIS WHEEL, GAMES, MERRY-GO-ROUND, BARKERS, BALLOONS, 00:58:35 - MAN INSIDE HALL OF MIRRORS AT AMUSEMENT PARK CARNIVAL, PLAYING WITH HIS IMAGE 00:58:42 - OLD MAN & YOUNG WOMAN PETTING HORSE IN STABLE JOCKEY 00:59:57 - OLD MAN IN SMALL TOWN JAIL BEHIND BARS TALKING TO SHERIFF. PRISONER. 01:00:29 - THUGS GANGSTERS IN JAIL TALKING ABOUT CRIMES THEY COMMITTED. CU OLD MAN IN JAIL TALKING THROUGH BARS. ADMITTING CRIMES 01:02:19 - PRISONER'S FRIEND IN SHERIFF'S OFFICE TRYING TO BAIL OUT HIM OUT FROM JAIL, SHERIFF LETS PRISONER OUT OF JAIL CELL. 01:03:47 - OLD MAN PULLS FIRE ALARM IN SHERIFF'S OFFICE SHERIFF GRABS FIRE HAT, RUNS OUT, JUMPS ON FIRE TRUCK. TWO OLD MEN JUMP ON BACK OF FIRE TRUCK, HITCHING A RIDE ON BACK OF RACING FIRE TRUCK 01:04:42 - JOCKEYS RIDING TO POST AT AMUSEMENT PARK, CARNIVAL, FAIR GROUNDS. 01:04:45 - MAN INSIDE HALL OF MIRRORS AT CARNIVAL, CONFUSED, CAN'T GET OUT, TAKES OFF HAT, WIPER HIS BROW, SWEATING NERVOUSLY 01:04:47 - OLD MAN CHANGING CLOTHES WHILE RIDING ON THE BACK OF A RACING FIRE TRUCK 01:05:08 - SPECTATORS IN BLEACHERS WATCHING JOCKEYS GETTING READY FOR HORSE RACE 01:05:21 - FIRE TRUCK RACING ONTO FAIR GROUNDS, FALSE ALARM, NO FIRE 01:05:48 - PEOPLE HELPING AGED JOCKEY MOUNTING HORSE 01:05:58 - CONFUSED MAN TRAPPED IN HALL OF MIRRORS AT CARNIVAL 01:06:01 - HORSE RACE, ANNOUNCER. ONE JOCKEY'S HORSE WON'T COOPERATE, WOMAN LETS A RABBIT FREE ON RACE TRACK, HORSE TAKES OFF AFTER RABBIT, SPECTATORS ROOTING FOR THEIR HORSES, PEOPLE CHEERING AFTER RACE IS FINISHED, CONGRATULATING JOCKEY 01:08:01 - SHERIFF ARRESTING JOCKEY FOR "HORSE STEALING, JAIL BREAKING & HITCHHIKING ON A FIRE ENGINE" JOCKEY WHISPERING INTO SHERIFF'S EAR, SHERIFF CHANGES HIS MIND & LETS HIM GO FREE 01:08:57 - EXT/NIGHT: FIREMEN LIGHTING MATCHES, STILL LOOKING FOR A NON EXISTENT FIRE 01:09:13 - SMALL TOWN WEDDING CEREMONY, OBESE BRIDE WITH TONS OF BRATTY CHILDREN, BRAT STOMPS HER FOOT ON MAN'S FOOT 01:09:39 - RELUCTANT GROOM ESCORTED INTO WEDDING CEREMONY, TURNS TO RUN BACK OUT OR ROOM 01:09:59 - GROOM'S FRIEND SPEAKS UP WHEN ASKED IF "ANY MAN CAN SHOW JUST CAUSE WHY THIS COUPLE SHOULD NOT BE JOINED IN WEDLOCK, LET HIM NOW SPEAK OR FOREVER HOLD HIS PEACE" 01:11:03 - BRIDE'S HUSBAND WALKS IN, SHE FAINTS, BRATTY CHILDREN RUN TO PAPA, SHE'S ALREADY MARRIED 01:11:45 - WOMAN READING STORY TO OLDER MAN ON LIVING ROOM COUCH. MAN GETS UP TO LEAVE, NERVOUS, HE WALKS INTO CLOSET, OLDER COUPLE COURTING 01:13:24 - TAPE ENDS
- Collection: Historic Films
- Producer:Historic Films
- Transmission Date:01/01/1942
- Rights:On request
- Decade: 1940s
- File Name: F-A0326