The Butcher's Nightmare (1917)

Ben, the butcher, is in love with a girl who does not reciprocate his affections. He falls asleep and has a dream in which he threatens to foreclose the mortgage on the home of the girl he loves. He also makes a regular crook of the girl's brother by having his safe robbed and the money placed in the brother's pocket. Ben is aroused from his dream by his partner, who is beating him over the head with a slab of meat.

Released Feb. 24, 1917 20 min None+

Genres: Comedy, Short

Keywords: mdblist.imdb-short, aspectratio.1-33-1

Production Companies: Vogue Motion Picture Company

Country: United States
Production Country: United States
Languages: English