Droppington's Devilish Deed (1915)

NR | Apr 05, 1915 (US) | Comedy | 00:10

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Thinking he’s performing a good deed stagehand Droppington causes the breakup of the current show when he turns the full strength of the hose on what he supposes to be a fire in the theater. The fact of the matter is magician Mephisto was performing one of his tricks, hence the smoke.