"The Water Plug" is a comedy short with a very simple plot. Billy Franey plays a hobo who is in search of a quick buck. He soon sees a cop writing a guy a ticket for parking next to a fire plug....and the guy receiving the ticket gives the cop a $10 bribe to tear up the ticket. So, Billy grabs a badge and a fake fire plug (??) and runs around town sticking it next to cars and then taking bribes in order to not write the folks tickets. Unfortunately, real police soon show up and give chase.
The plot to this film is about as simple as you can find....but it IS funny and holds up well today. Very clever and fun.
The plot to this film is about as simple as you can find....but it IS funny and holds up well today. Very clever and fun.