Droppington's Devilish Deed (1915)

Cast

Chester Conklin, Harry Bernard, Minta Durfee, Charles Arling, Harry Booker

Overview

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.