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It Wasn't Poison After All (1913)
Short | 7 min | Comedy, Short

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It Wasn't Poison After All (1913)

Short | 7 min | Comedy, Short

A mischievous little boy employed in a drug store, resents the clerk's domineering manner and vows he'll be revenged. His opportunity comes when the drug clerk compounds a cough remedy. As soon as the clerk has filled the prescription and ...See moreA mischievous little boy employed in a drug store, resents the clerk's domineering manner and vows he'll be revenged. His opportunity comes when the drug clerk compounds a cough remedy. As soon as the clerk has filled the prescription and the customer has departed with the medicine the boy exchanges a bottle containing syrup for one marked poison and then deliberately accuses the clerk of having poisoned someone. The druggist overhears the accusation and after a hasty investigation concludes his clerk is guilty of an awful mistake. The druggist, feeling the responsibility of it all, berates the clerk in loud tones, attracting a crowd of curious people. Great excitement prevails, the clerk is arrested and the customer, described as a man with a basket who bought the supposed poison, is eagerly sought for in all directions. The druggist is seen to run up one street and down another, accosting every man who carries a basket, but in each case he "gets in wrong," for it proves to be the wrong man. He is on the point of giving up the search when he espies a man with a man with a basket entering a house who answers the clerk's description of the customer. He makes a wild dash for the house but not in time to prevent the patient from taking several doses of the "poison." Consternation now reigns in the sick man's house and a mad rush is made for the nearest doctor. in the doctor's office the excitement runs high, but the doctor fails to discover any symptoms of poisoning and suggests they go to the drug store to make a thorough investigation. Arriving at the drug store the mischievous boy becomes frightened at the state of affairs and confesses that he is the cause of the disturbance and it wasn't poison after all. The collapsed sick man immediately regains his equilibrium. The crowd laughs and the chagrined druggist gives the boy "what Paddy gave the drum." Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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7 cast members

Name	Known for
Frank A. Lyons The Druggist The Druggist See fewer	The Money Kings (1912)
Harry Beaumont The Druggist's Clerk The Druggist's Clerk See fewer	The Broadway Melody (1929)
Andy Clark The Druggist's Son (as Andrew J. Clark) The Druggist's Son (as Andrew J. Clark) See fewer	Hit the Deck (1929)
Edward O'Connor The Man with the Basket The Man with the Basket See fewer	The Gilded Kidd (1914)
Arthur Housman The Man with the Sore Throat The Man with the Sore Throat See fewer	Sunrise (1927)
Julian Reed Dr. Knightbell Dr. Knightbell See fewer	The Parson's Button Matcher (1915)
Alice Washburn Excited Citizen (uncredited) Excited Citizen (uncredited) See fewer	John Brown's Heir (1911)