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Tea- With a Kick!
The tale of Bonnie Day, a rambunctious young lady who is rankled when she is expelled from college for serving tea in her room. She goes on to open up a tearoom in a fancy hotel, saving all the profits to pay the legal fees for her father who has been unjustly jailed. Mr. Day's rival has embroiled him in a crooked stock deal and made him appear to be the guilty party. Meanwhile, Bonnie is in the midst of a romantic dilemma; her Aunt Pearl wants her to wed Napoleon Dobbings, but Bonnie much prefers helpful young lawyer Art Binger.
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Plot Summary
This silent short film, "Tea- With a Kick! (1923)", is a comedy that likely involved humorous situations revolving around the consumption or serving of tea. Given the era and the title, it probably depicted a comical mishap or an unexpected consequence related to tea-drinking.
Critical Reception
As a silent short film from 1923, "Tea- With a Kick!" is not widely reviewed or discussed in modern critical circles. Information on its reception by critics and audiences from the time is scarce. Such shorts were often produced in large numbers and their individual critical impact was generally limited.
What Reviewers Say
Likely intended as lighthearted entertainment for its time.
Content is almost certainly lost to time, making specific consensus impossible to determine.
Typical of short comedies that focused on simple, visual gags.
Google audience: No audience reviews or ratings are available for this extremely obscure 1923 short film.
Fun Fact
Silent comedy shorts like "Tea- With a Kick!" were often produced as B-features or fillers in movie programs during the 1920s, and many have since been lost due to the unstable nature of early film stock and lack of preservation efforts.
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