Honus, an itinerant vendor of frankfurters with no thoughts of establishing a permanent clientele but merely considering how much profit can be made on the least capital invested, ... See full summary
The Tale of a Hot Dog (1910) Online
Honus, an itinerant vendor of frankfurters with no thoughts of establishing a permanent clientele but merely considering how much profit can be made on the least capital invested, apparently has cornered the market on all the old time, left-over frankfurters in town, as this tale will unfold, and proceeds to work them off on the public. At every summer resort, in cities large and small, wherever the belated wayfarer may congregate, there we find the frankfurter man. Who of us has not at some time tackled the luscious hot dog in his lair and with more or less gratification? But this is another story, not of the young puppy hot dog of today, but of those battle-scarred veterans of many campaigns. The hot dog does not recognize race, creed or color, and levels all rank and class without distinction. On this bright July day business was particularly brisk with Honus and he disposed of his wares in a rapid manner and in goodly quantities. It may have been the weather or it may have been ...
Released as a split reel along with the comedy A Bully's Waterloo (1910).