This was an extremely confusing short. It started out as a musical western that included two murders and one suicide. This happens in Lulu's bar, which is full of patrons. Two men shot in the back and one guy shoots himself in the head and nobody so much as bats an eye. Gentleman Joe (one of the murderers) wins Lulu's bar in a bet. Then Lulu bets herself to Joe to get her bar back and cheats, losing on purpose, thereby thwarting her rival, Baby Doll. Gentleman Joe and Lulu marry.
Apparently, Joe has a time machine, as he uses a 20th century pistol and predicts the coming of cars and "talking pictures". Anyway, flash forward about 40 years and Joe and Lulu are old city folks. Baby Doll shows up and hasn't aged one bit. She says she had a face lift, in what must surely be the first movie mention of such a thing. Joe leaves Lulu and goes to New York with Baby Doll.
Lulu follows them there and gets a face lift of her own and drops 40 years. Then a bunch of girls have a balloon dance and Lulu sings. Then Joe sings and wins Lulu back. Then a monkey rides in on a tiger and they both bite Lulu on the butt. (OK, I made that last one up, but you get the idea.) I'm not sure what the makers were aiming for here, but it sure came out strangely. It's the kind of movie you watch with your mouth open while thinking "What the hell is this?". Kept my attention though.
Apparently, Joe has a time machine, as he uses a 20th century pistol and predicts the coming of cars and "talking pictures". Anyway, flash forward about 40 years and Joe and Lulu are old city folks. Baby Doll shows up and hasn't aged one bit. She says she had a face lift, in what must surely be the first movie mention of such a thing. Joe leaves Lulu and goes to New York with Baby Doll.
Lulu follows them there and gets a face lift of her own and drops 40 years. Then a bunch of girls have a balloon dance and Lulu sings. Then Joe sings and wins Lulu back. Then a monkey rides in on a tiger and they both bite Lulu on the butt. (OK, I made that last one up, but you get the idea.) I'm not sure what the makers were aiming for here, but it sure came out strangely. It's the kind of movie you watch with your mouth open while thinking "What the hell is this?". Kept my attention though.