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  • The Baggage Man (1917)
  • Short | Short, Comedy
The Baggage Man (1917)
Short | Short, Comedy
Jabs get work on a railroad, Jabs as chief baggage smasher and Pokes as assistant. Pokes does all the work, while Jabs gets the tips and honors. A messenger from a bank with a million dollars in his grip arrives at the station, followed by...See moreJabs get work on a railroad, Jabs as chief baggage smasher and Pokes as assistant. Pokes does all the work, while Jabs gets the tips and honors. A messenger from a bank with a million dollars in his grip arrives at the station, followed by Lanky Luke, a crook, and also by a female detective to see that he is not molested. The detective's and messenger's grips get mixed, and when the detective goes to the waiting room to doll up she finds she has the wrong grip. Meanwhile the crook, having knocked out the messenger and taken possession of the grip which he thinks contains the million, is waiting for the train, when the detective accosts him. After a fight, the detective is overpowered and placed on the railroad track. The train is approaching when Jabs, seeing the form on the track, summons Pokes to the rescue. Pokes returns to the station with the fainting female in his arms and is met by Jabs, who relieves him of his burden and carries her into the station where he receives the hearty congratulations and applause of the crowd. Pokes gets down behind the ticket rail and murmurs: "What's the use of being a hero, anyway?" Written by Moving Picture World, August 25, 1917 See less
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Louis Burstein
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Edit Released
Updated Jul 31, 1917
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Jul 1917 (United States)

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