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Skelley’s Skeleton
(1914) United States of America
B&W : Split-reel
Directed by Eddie Dillon (Edward Dillon)
Cast: Charles Murray [Skelley]
Biograph Company production; distributed by The General Film Company, Incorporated. / From a screen story by A. Van Buren Powell. / Released 1 January 1914; in a split-reel with A Motorcycle Elopement (1914). / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.
Comedy.
Synopsis: [?] [From The Moving Picture World]? Skelley was a lazy “skate,” so lazy that he sold his skeleton while he still walked around in it. It proved a poor bargain. Dr. Druggs pursued his property with a dogged perseverance. “Handle my property with care,” he yelled, until poor Skelley could not call his soul his own. Then Professor Presto performed and Skelley, his confederate, disappeared. A skeleton stood in his place while Presto and Druggs settled the matter between them.
Reviews: [The Moving Picture World, 17 January 1914, page ?] This comedy, which will make a lot more than the ordinary amount of amusement. Mr. Murray is the funmaker in chief, and he is ably assisted by the portrayer of Dr. Drugs, who buys his skeleton. It is real farce-comedy, as good as the best.
Survival status: (unknown)
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Listing updated: 15 April 2024.
References: Spehr-American p. 3 : Website-IMDb.
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