Sailor Beware

Year Published: 1920

Complete Record: 1920s silent film. Great old silent movie about a sailor. WS of ships in harbor. Shot of ship docking and comical looking sailor emerges. Shot of Army soldier speaking with man. Shows man newspaper with headline: guinea Pig spreads disease around city. The sailor gets into Taxicab and the driver sees the guinea pig. Comical scene involving jumping keystone cops and taxi drivers running from Guinea Pig. Slapstick showing tough Marine cowering at the Guinea Pig. Exaggerated movement of actors due to the silence. MS of various people freaking out, screaming, jumping around. Marine talks to policeman about guinea pig and policeman laughs at him explaining that the dangerous guinea pig never escaped. Pie in the face shot. Sailor gives guinea pig to his girl and guinea pig escapes. Marine returns to bully up on sailor. Health squad enters house and begins spraying DDT all over the occupants of the house. Slapstick scene involving health squad chasing Sailor, sailor gets hold of their DDT sprayer and uses it on them, trips them with chairs.