Collinson And Dean (1931)

Note: The location of the events in this film are unknown. Collinson and Dean star in a ’Lying Argument’. The item is introduced by the comedian Ronald Frankau. L/S of the comedians Collinson and Dean seated at park bench. One of the comedy duo is dressed as a school boy, while the other is a dressed as a businessman. The business man accuses the schoolboy of telling lies he goes on to say. “I didn’t tell lies at your age.“ To which the schoolboy cheekily replies “what age did you begin ?“ The begins to get frustrated with the boy for his lack of knowledge, especially concerning the first American President George Washington. M/S of the Collinson and Dean standing up. After several arguments (and many more cheeky comments from the schoolboy), the businessman hands the boy a book on the life of George Washington the man “... who never told a lie.“ The schoolboy sits down again and starts to read the book. However, in doing so he sits on the business man’s hat and squashes it, he moves it to one si