The Ups and Downs of Rafferty (1911) Online
The first scene shows Pat Rafferty on top of a ladder with a hod full of bricks resting on his shoulder. He is about to empty them, when the clock strikes six. He pauses and then descends, carrying the hod and bricks from where he found them. The foreman, observing this unique procedure, discharges Pat. Next, Pat is a bartender. He receives a bill from a party whom he has served with drinks, but instead of tabulating the amount on the cash register, rings up "no sale," gives his own change and pockets the bill. This act of indiscretion is witnessed by the proprietor, who has Pat arrested. At the station-house, friends intercede for Pat. Some wag then suggests that Rafferty would make an ideal policeman and Pat is rigged up then and there as a full-fledged "cop." Pat forms the acquaintance of Bridget, who is employed as maid of all work with a rich family on his "beat." Pat is invited to the house, where Bridget serves him with a meal, consisting of wine, cake, chicken, etc. Pat is ...