Luke, Crystal Gazer (1916)

• 77%
• 1916
• Comedy
• Hal Roach
• Harold Lloyd
• Harry 'Snub' Pollard
• Bebe Daniels

Four "chicken" fanciers, looking over the metropolitan farm, come upon a dame who would have looked better had they been cross-eyed, and they elect poor Snub to "feed" her while they go their merry ways. Luke stumbles into an occult shop, where he gets a job. The chief spiritualist is the mother of the nicest girl Luke has ever seen, and Luke decides to stick around. The four "chicken" fanciers float in and the old lady "goes into the silences" while the daughter, behind a screen, plays the departed spirit for anyone who has the price. She gets Luke to substitute for her while she goes outside, and one of the boys, who has seen her behind the curtain, comes up and grabs a hand, Luke's hand. Of course there is a riot that ends with the crystal ball doing duty for shrapnel.