Hey Ho Thirty Years Ago ! (1935)

Note: Location of the events are unknown. Note: This is the famous film called ’Mary Jane’s Mishap’ with a humorous commentary from Leonard Henry. Full titles read: “HEY HO THIRTY YEARS AGO !“ Intertitle reads: “We are taking you back thirty years to the days when films were films ... and this comicality was right in the Super Class ! (Described by Leonard Henry).“ M/S of a rather scruffy looking maid walking into the kitchen, stretching and yawning. She realises that the fire is not lit and start to panic, she runs around in a panic laying the fire for the stove, then puts a match to it. Mary Jane then starts to polish her shoes with a brush which she also wipes on her nose leaving a big black mark. She realises her mistake and holds up a mirror and wipes her face with a cloth. M/S of Mary Jane grinning inanely into the mirror. She then attempts to light the stove again, but fails. Next we see Mary Jane pouring a bottle which reads ’PARAFFIN’ on the side into the stove. She then lights it and
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