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It's a Bear (1916)
Short | Short, Comedy

It's a Bear (1916)

Short | Short, Comedy

Tommy brings a puppy home to his wife. Their steam doesn't warm up, so they call up the husky, hasty-tempered janitor. Tommy's tirade angers the janitor, and when he spies the pup he informs them flatly that dogs are not allowed. A cigar ...See moreTommy brings a puppy home to his wife. Their steam doesn't warm up, so they call up the husky, hasty-tempered janitor. Tommy's tirade angers the janitor, and when he spies the pup he informs them flatly that dogs are not allowed. A cigar soothes him, but he turns nasty again, and all the smokes Tommy has are exhausted. Then the janitor reiterates his demand. Later, after tanking up a bit, the janitor returns for more trouble, and takes the dog away, finally returning, by dumbwaiter route, several sausages, the remains. Tommy goes off, and enters into a raffle for a beautiful bear skin (rug optional). Meanwhile Olga, a trance medium, has called on Tommy's wife, Daisy. The medium hears the sad news and says she will go into a trance and seek the pup. When she comes to she says she will take Daisy out and locate the dog. Tommy wins the rug, or skin, and starts for home to show Daisy. Daisy and the medium go out, but the latter has a poor clue, for the dog isn't found. Olga says she'll try to materialize him. Tommy, home, finds them gone, and so decides to take a bath. While he is taking a bath the janitor, outside his bathroom window cleaning it, looks in, sees him and his clothes on a chair near the window. The janitor takes the clothes. Before Tommy can get out to seek more, Olga and Daisy return. The medium goes into a trance. She feels that spirits are near, while Tommy, terrified, reaches out from the bathroom to get the only refuge he has, the bear skin. Daisy sees the package disappear and faints. Tommy comes out in the skin; Olga comes to and phones the janitor, who, having tanked up to celebrate his victory, comes in. He flees to the dumbwaiter, is pulled up by Tommy, the bottom drops from the car. Tommy catches the janitor and as Daisy has grasped the deception she makes the janitor promise better ways. Then, to disclose the deception the janitor yanks Tommy's bear skin. He is near portieres and grabs them. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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4 cast members

Name	Known for
Mary Anderson Daisy Daisy See fewer	The False Faces (1919)
Archie Warren Tommy Tommy See fewer	The Dream of Loco Juan (1914)
George Kunkel The Janitor The Janitor See fewer	The Chalice of Courage (1915)
Ralph McComas The Butcher Boy The Butcher Boy See fewer	Haunted (1916)