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This story of an elephantine playmate makes real comedy. Thomas Santschi as a comedian is a success, so much so that this reviewer suffered from a distinct pain in the jaw not once, but several times in the course of the picture. The elephant also was right with Santschi. The work of the big animal is of the best. There were several scenes that stand out, for instance, where the elephant with a load of the villagers on his back goes into the stream and rolls over; where again he takes a wet stroll and shakes the riders into the water; where he helps himself to some of Cobbler Frank Clark's bananas, and in retaliation for a summary rebuke goes to the town pump, fills his trunk with water, and thoroughly ducks the shoemaker; and where he tries to get into the saloon and wrecks the establishment, bringing the building to the ground. - The Moving Picture World, December 21, 1912