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  • Rastus' Riotous Ride (1914)
  • Short | Comedy, Short
Rastus' Riotous Ride (1914)
Short | Comedy, Short
Rastus was an old man now, and he was having a holiday. The cause of the holiday was the wedding of his only daughter, Sadie, to the man of her choice. It was a big social event in Coonville. Rastus, of course, was to be the guest of honor...See moreRastus was an old man now, and he was having a holiday. The cause of the holiday was the wedding of his only daughter, Sadie, to the man of her choice. It was a big social event in Coonville. Rastus, of course, was to be the guest of honor, but even so he was not quite welcome unless he brought along a bird for a wedding gift. Sadie as much as told him so. Rastus determined to get a bird. But where? While he ponders the question, the "gobble, gobble" of a nearby turkey solves his dilemma. The practice at coop-robbing secured in his younger days stands him in good stead now. The turkey is a big fellow, but Rastus gets him. Donning his stove pipe, he sets out for the scene of the ceremony. He is broke and this condition probably accounts for the ease with which he was beguiled into substituting for a convict. Certain it is that he ran afoul of the law, represented by a sheriff and a posse. When explanations were found unavailing, Rastus sought safety in flight. Hard pressed, he rushes into the village post office. He offers himself and his turkey as subjects for parcel post delivery to Harmony Hall, where the wedding is to take place. The postmaster has accepted and stamped the consignment on the bald head when the posse enters. "Hands off the Mail" orders the postmaster. He shows the sheriff the law and the sheriff owns himself defeated. The postmaster hangs Rastus and his bird on the railway mail-snatcher. A few minutes later the mail train had the peculiar couple on board and in half an hour Rastus and his bird are delivered to Sadie. The turkey still lives, but not for long. He is turned over to the bridegroom's brother, Peter, a Pullman chef, who has him roasting in a moment or two. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less
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Pat Hartigan
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May 25, 1914 (United States)

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