A Blowout at Santa Banana

A Blowout at Santa Banana
A Blowout at Santa Banana
Written by	Grant Wallace
Starring	Sydney Ayres; Vivian Rich; Harry Van Meter
Production; company	American Film Manufacturing Company
Distributed by	Mutual Film
Release date	January 26, 1914;
Running time	2 reels
Country	United States
Language	Silent with English intertitles

A Blowout at Santa Banana is a 1914 American silent comedy-drama short film starring Sydney Ayres, Vivian Rich, and Harry Van Meter.^[1] The film was shot in Santa Barbara by the American Film Manufacturing Company, aka Flying "A" Studios, and released by Mutual Film.^[2]

Plot

Three guardsmen are asked to bring a ton of fireworks to Santa Banana for a big Fourth of July celebration. Overnight, they're intercepted by bandits and decide to set off all the fireworks in an attempt to escape their captors. When they arrive back home without the fireworks, they're forced to decide whether to face death by hanging or be married to three elderly women.^[3]

Cast

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References

^ The Moving Picture World. Chalmers Publishing Company. 1914. p. 468.
^ "Mutual Movies". The Santa Barbara Daily News. 27 Jan 1914. Retrieved 2020-03-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ "The Star Theatre". Hartford Courant. 25 Jan 1914. Retrieved 2020-03-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ "A Blowout at Santa Banana". imdb. Retrieved 8 March 2019.

External links

A Blowout at Santa Banana at IMDb

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[1] The Moving Picture World. Chalmers Publishing Company. 1914. p. 468.

[2] "Mutual Movies". The Santa Barbara Daily News. 27 Jan 1914. Retrieved 2020-03-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[3] "The Star Theatre". Hartford Courant. 25 Jan 1914. Retrieved 2020-03-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[4] "A Blowout at Santa Banana". imdb. Retrieved 8 March 2019.

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