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Bucking the Tiger

1917-05-05 Comedy 25mins

Squire Laurie, the village skinflint, takes a circus tiger as security for a loan. Arthur, who loves Lillian, the old man's daughter, hates tigers, having bucked them, but when Laurie's tiger dies of despondency Arthur skins it, so that Ben, the keeper can pose in its skin before the half-blind miser and save his job, while Arthur warned off the premises by old Laurie, turns tiger occasionally so that he can sit in the cage and make love through the bars to Lillian, despite her hard-hearted Pa. When the old man becomes suspicious he is chased by the fake tiger until he consents to Lillian's marriage.

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Squire Laurie, the village skinflint, takes a circus tiger as security for a loan. Arthur, who loves Lillian, the old man's daughter, hates tigers, having bucked them, but when Laurie's tiger dies of despondency Arthur skins it, so that Ben, the keeper can pose in its skin before the half-blind miser and save his job, while Arthur warned off the premises by old Laurie, turns tiger occasionally so that he can sit in the cage and make love through the bars to Lillian, despite her hard-hearted Pa. When the old man becomes suspicious he is chased by the fake tiger until he consents to Lillian's marriage.

  • Released
    1917-05-05
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  • Budget
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  • Runtime
    25mins
  • Genre
    Comedy
  • Status
    Released
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  • Production
    Vogue Motion Picture Company

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Robin Williamson
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Cast

Ben Turpin

Ben Turpin

The Grand Ruin
Arthur Currier

Arthur Currier

The Squire
Lillian Hamilton

Lillian Hamilton

The Daughter
Edward J. Laurie

Edward J. Laurie

The Forbidden Sweetheart
Margaret Templeton

Margaret Templeton

The Housekeeper