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  • A Thrilling Rescue by Uncle Mun (1912)
  • Short | Short, Comedy
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A Thrilling Rescue by Uncle Mun (1912)
Short | Short, Comedy

The story opens with Mr. Nankivel's studio in the country, where he is busily drawing a series of sketches. These become animated and go through a mystifying and irresistibly funny performance. While he is thus engaged he receives a note ...See moreThe story opens with Mr. Nankivel's studio in the country, where he is busily drawing a series of sketches. These become animated and go through a mystifying and irresistibly funny performance. While he is thus engaged he receives a note from the Golf Club urging him to disguise as Uncle Mun and play a game of golf with a would-be champion. He soon arrives at the Club House as Uncle Mun, accompanied by Dot, his mascot, and after the usual preliminaries the game begins. Those who play golf, as well as those who do not, will become interested and laugh to their heart's content at Uncle Mun's impossible shots. While the game is at its height the caddie discovers a house on fire in the village. Uncle Mun, an enthusiastic member of the Volunteer Fire Department, stops the play abruptly and answers the call of duty. To give the alarm he drives one golf ball after another in rapid succession toward the bell tower, a mile away, striking the bell with the accuracy of a rifle shot. The ringing bell quickly brings out the volunteers. Uncle Mun joins them and they rush to the burning building. There, to their horror, a small child is seen struggling amid flame and smoke in an upper window. For a moment rescue seems impossible, but Uncle Mun, always equal to any occasion, bounds from a bed spring to the upper story and clasping the child in his arms, he leaps from the burning window--to the ground, right side up, with the agility of a cat, and smilingly turns the rescued tot over to its panic-stricken mother. In spite of the intense excitement Uncle Mun is applauded for his most wonderful and heroic act. The fire is soon subdued and as usual, the hose bursts and the crowd is drenched. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less
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Updated Nov 13, 1912

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Nov 13, 1912 (United States)

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Fred I. Nankivel
Fred Nankivel / Uncle Mun Fred Nankivel / Uncle Mun   See fewer
Edna Hammel
The Child (as Edna Hammel) The Child (as Edna Hammel)   See fewer
Harry Beaumont
Uncle Mun's Opponent Uncle Mun's Opponent   See fewer
Arthur Housman
The village boy The village boy   See fewer
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