Kicked About
(1925) United States of America
B&W : Two reels
Directed by Noel M. Smith
Cast: Eddie Gordon (Pete Gordon) [the amateur detective], Larry Rich (Larry Richardson)
Distributed by Universal Pictures Corporation [Century Comedies]. / Scenario by Noel M. Smith. / Released 10 June 1925. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.
Comedy.
Synopsis: [The Moving Picture World, 7 March 1925, page ?] Eddie’s goang has deprived a fruit dealer of a living and the Judge gives him thirty years in jail, offering him the alternative of becoming a cop and capturing the town’s chief desperado. After more bumping around, during the course of which he is kicked out of buildings and hurled through a couple of fences, Eddie “necks” the big boy. He effects the arrest by having him jump through a window into a huge cylindrical bird cage. This he rolls to the police station where he is proclaimed a hero and immediately assigned to the bomb squad.
Survival status: (unknown)
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Listing updated: 18 January 2024.
References: Website-IMDb.
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