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  • The Improbable Yarn of McQuirk (1916)
  • Short | Short, Comedy
The Improbable Yarn of McQuirk (1916)
Short | Short, Comedy
Jerry McQuirk, an old sailor, and Jamie, a boy of about eight years, are companions in idleness. Jerry whiles away the time relating a lurid history of his experiences in being cast upon a cannibal isle. He repeatedly drops the story at a ...See moreJerry McQuirk, an old sailor, and Jamie, a boy of about eight years, are companions in idleness. Jerry whiles away the time relating a lurid history of his experiences in being cast upon a cannibal isle. He repeatedly drops the story at a critical moment, and has to be prodded by Jamie. Jerry's tale is about a time when he is cast from shipwreck on the cannibal isle, where the king decided he was too thin to eat, whereat the cannibals started Jerry on a fattening process. However, Jerry circumvents them by eating profusely the leaves of the Skinaree plant, which keeps him thin. Finally Hookum tires of waiting and orders Jerry cooked as he is. Amongst the wreckage from his ship, Jerry finds a phonograph and a can of powder. While amusing the natives with the phonograph, he blows them up with the powder, and Jerry lives to tell the tale. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less
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Phil Walsh
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Updated Apr 16, 1916
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Apr 16, 1916 (United States)

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Orral Humphrey's primary photo
Orral Humphrey
Jerry McQuirk - an Old Salt Jerry McQuirk - an Old Salt   See fewer
Huckleberry Finn (1920)
Robert Miller's primary photo
Robert Miller
Jamie - a Credulous Boy Jamie - a Credulous Boy   See fewer
Powers That Prey (1918)
Lucille Ward's primary photo
Lucille Ward
Jamie's Mother Jamie's Mother   See fewer
The Island of Intrigue (1919)
Perry Banks's primary photo
Perry Banks
Hookum - King of the Cannibals Hookum - King of the Cannibals   See fewer
In Trust (1915)
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