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The Spider and the Fly
UNITED STATES · 1931

The Spider and the Fly

Wilfred Jackson
insect warfare predator and prey musical performance military action slapstick comedy
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Synopsis

A kitchen is filled with houseflies. A spider wakes up and plays his web like a harp, attracting a pair of them; the female is trapped, and the male summons the cavalry, which arrives riding horseflies, riding dragonflies to drop pepper bombs, firing champagne bottles, and ultimately setting the web on fire and catching the spider on flypaper when he falls.

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