Short film
The Joke on Yellentown
1914 · 20 min
A light, breezy silent-era lark where a simple mix-up snowballs into small-town mischief, easy to dip into and harmless throughout.
- Directed by
- Arthur Mackley
- Genres
- Comedy, Western
- Starring
- Vester Pegg, Joseph Belmont, Richard Cummings
- Overview
- The new minister en route to a new western town to preach loses one of his suitcases containing his clerical robes. It is found on the road by Pete and Ike, cowboys of the Bar X Ranch, who decide to play a huge joke on the boys of their town.
- How it feels
- Brisk and fine in the background.
- About
- Deception, friendship
- Content
- No violence, gore, sexual content or swearing.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Directed by
- Arthur Mackley
- Genres
- Comedy, Western
- Starring
- Vester Pegg, Joseph Belmont, Richard Cummings


