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Fresh from the Farm
(1915) United States of America
B&W : One reel
Directed by Hal Roach
Cast: Harold Lloyd [?] [Lonesome Luke or Rube Slivers]?, Gene Marsh [Dolly Smawl], [?] Elsie Crusow or Elsie Greeson?, Jack Spinks, Arthur Harrison, [?] Harry Pollard (Snub Pollard)?, [?] Bebe Daniels?
The Rolin Film Company production; distributed by Pathé Exchange, Incorporated [Phunphilms]. / Produced by Hal Roach. / Released 4 October 1915. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.
Comedy.
Synopsis: [?] [From The Moving Picture World]? Rube Slivers leads a strenuous existence on the farm, but his father comes to the conclusion that he has not as yet cornered the brain market, and suggests that he go off to college. It is a co-ed school that he selects and the boy wastes no time in shining up to the female portion of the students, and also has several encounters with the president. Dolly Smawl leads the field in the eyes of Rube and he makes up to her continually, thus causing much jealousy on the part of his fellow students. But he should worry. As a chemistry student, also, Rube is in a class by himself, and in the laboratory manages to mix two high-powered chemicals in such a way that the explosion resulting makes nitroglycerin seem like a baby firecracker. Of course, the room is wrecked and the students barely escape with their lives, but Rube must be educated. All good college students must join a fraternity, so the brothers of I Eata Pie invite our hero to become one of them. He assents, of course, and is put through his paces in grand style. One of the stunts is to pose in the place of a cigar store Indian. Rube does this, all right, but while in the midst of his posing, Dolly comes along with another fellow in tow. This is too much for Mr. Slivers and he lands of the head of the poor unsuspecting one with his tomahawk. The police are ordered on the trail of the would-be assassin, but he runs for a box of eggs of uncertain age, which are being sold at ridiculously low prices, and peppers his pursuers with them. Chlorine gas bombs are nothing compared to these and the death list is enormous.
Survival status: (unknown)
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Listing updated: 23 November 2022.
References: Braff-Short nn. 7835, 7836 : Website-IMDb; Website-Lloyd.
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