Droppington's Devilish Deed
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10mins
Directed by
Walter Wright,
Starring
Chester Conklin,
Harry Bernard,
Minta Durfee,
Charles Arling
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Thinking he’s performing a good deed stagehand Droppington causes the breakup of the current show when he turns the full strength of the hose on what he supposes to be a fire in the theater. The fact of the matter is magician Mephisto was performing one of his tricks, hence the smoke.