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The Deadly Cheroot
(1914) United States of America
B&W : Split-reel
Directed by (unknown)

Cast: (unknown)

Biograph Company production; distributed by The General Film Company, Incorporated. / Released 8 August 1914; in a split-reel with They Would Bandits Be (1914). / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.

Comedy.

Synopsis: [?] [From The Moving Picture World]? The cigarmaker fills an order from the “Blow-’Em-Up Society” for a loaded cheroot and a fresh iceman steals the cheroot. The cigarmaker wouldn’t mind the iceman lighting it, but he tries to do so in the home of the girl they both admire, and the cigarmaker’s efforts to prevent an explosion makes for a lively time.

Survival status: (unknown)

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 7 October 2023.

References: Spehr-American p. 1 : Website-IMDb.