The Cheekiest Man on Earth (1908)

• 46%
• 1908
• Comedy
• John McDowell

He is first seen sauntering through a park, when he suddenly comes upon a young man stealing a kiss from his sweetheart. Without more ado the cheeky individual pushes the other to one side and then plants a resounding smack on the blushing cheek of the girl. With a Chesterfieldian bow he goes his way, followed by the angry girl and her lover. He is next seen taking a freshly lighted cigar from the mouth of another man, and then he walks jauntily through a beer garden, reaching from table to table and literally absorbing the various liquid refreshments set before the guests of the place. Out on the street once more, he gently snatches a kerchief from a passerby, then flinging the "rag" on the pavement, goes merrily on his way in search of new fields for the display of his peculiar talents. In the meantime his victims arc close upon his heels, and the act closes with the "Cheekiest Man on Earth" receiving a well-earned drubbing.