Honky Donkey

Honky Donkey

Year: 1934

Runtime: 20 mins

Language: English

Director: Gus Meins

ComedyFamily

Rich kid Wally brings the gang back home to play, along with their mule.

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1

Wally's pampered life introduced

We meet Wally, a pampered rich boy under his overprotective mother's care. She wraps him in blankets during a doctor visit, signaling their protective dynamic and fragility of his world.

Morning Doctor's office
2

Mother departs to shop and warns Wally

After the doctor visit, the mother leaves to shop and tells Wally to go straight home with no stopping. Barclay is introduced as the snobbish/timid chauffeur who will drive him.

Morning City streets
3

Wally seeks out the gang by driving through alleys

Wally tries to slip away by asking Barclay to drive through some alleys so he can meet the gang. He hopes to find friends his mother would look down on.

City streets
4

Gang scene: alley youth on a makeshift merry-go-round

In an alley on a vacant lot, the kids are gathered around a makeshift merry-go-round powered by Algebra, their mule. The ride responds to sneezes and bells, giving it a quirky rhythm.

Alley on a vacant lot
5

Wally invites the gang to his house

Wally offers to bring the gang to his house so they can play undisturbed. Barclay drives back slowly, with Algebra tied behind the car on a rope.

On the road toward Wally's house
6

Algebra disrupts an intersection; crowd forms

Algebra hears the ringing of a stop sign at a busy intersection and sits down, drawing a growing crowd. Spanky suggests a solution, and the children are crammed into the front seat with Algebra in the back.

Busy intersection
7

Arrival at Wally's house; yard play

They arrive at Wally's house and the gang heads to the yard to play. Barclay goes to pull Algebra from the car and is knocked unconscious when the mule kicks him.

Wally's house yard
8

Housekeeper reacts; chaos begins inside

Wally's housekeeper screams at the sight of the mule in the car as Barclay lies unconscious. Sneezes trigger Algebra to chase Barclay into the house and begin tearing things up inside.

Wally's house
9

Sneezes and bells escalate chaos

Sneezes and ringing bells continue to unsettle the home as Algebra wreaks more havoc, with staff scrambling to keep up.

Wally's house
10

Mother returns and confronts the chaos

Wally's mother comes home unaware of the full chaos. She walks into a scene of the gang and staff in disarray, and the reveal shocks her into action.

Wally's house
11

Sneezes trigger a chase after the mother

The mother sneezes again and Algebra charges after her, forcing her to flee from the house. The pursuit presses her toward the exit.

Wally's house
12

Front door chaos and a dash to safety

Staff attempt a rescue as the front door opens and the sneeze sends Algebra after the mother outside. She makes a frantic dash toward safety.

Front door / Entrance
13

Final dash to the fountain

The mother bolts across the large lawn and leaps into the fountain to escape Algebra. The mule lets out a long, wild laugh as the scene ends.

Lawn and fountain

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