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The Fake Gas-Man (1913)
Short | 4 min | Short, Comedy

The Fake Gas-Man (1913)

Short | 4 min | Short, Comedy

Mrs. Pretty goes to the office of the gas company to pay her bill and to complain about the size of the bill. Freddy Barnett, who is a gay masher, sees her and follows her home. He follows her into the house, and Bridget, thinking he is ...See moreMrs. Pretty goes to the office of the gas company to pay her bill and to complain about the size of the bill. Freddy Barnett, who is a gay masher, sees her and follows her home. He follows her into the house, and Bridget, thinking he is the gas inspector, admits him. He tries to engage Mrs. Pretty in conversation, but Bridget drags him off to the cellar, where the meter is. She leaves him there, and Freddy not knowing anything about a meter, sits down to enjoy a smoke. Bridget comes down and makes him go to the meter. He stands on a box to reach it, and she again goes upstairs. Freddy, in trying to balance himself on the box, takes hold of one of the pipes connected with the meter and it breaks loose from its fastenings, precipitating Freddie into a pile of coal. The gas escapes and Freddy, rendered unconscious by the fall, is nearly asphyxiated. Bridget smells the gas escaping and goes to the cellar. She locates the trouble and goes for a policeman. They carry Freddy out and revive him. Just then the real gas inspector arrives and Freddy is exposed as an impostor. The gas inspector fixes the meter, and Freddy is dragged off to jail. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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Name	Known for
Pearl White Bridget the Maid Bridget the Maid See fewer	The Perils of Pauline (1914)
Chester Barnett Freddy Barnett Freddy Barnett See fewer	The Ancient Mariner (1925)