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"30 Days," said the Judge -
And that started the fun! When a man's engaged and has to take a forced "vacation" and not let his girl know - well --  Australian Daybill
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| Paramount Released: March 1, 1926 7 Reels
Directed by | Gregory La Cava From H.A. DuSouchet's play The Man from Mexico
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Just before entering a night club, three former football stars, celebrating
the victory of their alma mater, are razzed by a high-spirited group from
the rival school.
Naturally the trio follow their rivals inside seeking an apology. When the smoke
clears the club is a wreck and our three heroes are in the "paddy" wagon on the
way to the station house.
The next morning Billy Dexter's (Dix) dad asks his old pal the judge to give the
youngster a warning and to threaten him with "30 days" the next time he gets in
wrong with the police. As a further discipline Billy's dad takes his roadster
away from him and forces him to use the electric car that his father usually
drives. (In a show of disdain Billy reflects on the automobile's speed by running
around it while it is going!)
While driving the electric Billy meets Mary Corbin when she smacks into him from
behind with her flashy sports car. A love affair ensues and Billy informs his
dad that he is getting married.
Mr. Dexter sends Billy over the Ritz hotel to entertain a visiting hymn book buyer
in order that the boy will get his first line on business and perhaps get enough
to wed with and keep himself going.
Instead of finding a sanctimonious church elder, J. W. Smith, the hymn book buyer
proves to be a giddy old girl that would like to see the sights, instead of a
recital, and the one place she insists on seeing is the club which was the scene of
Billy's football night escapade. She's the one responsible for the starting of a
fight as a result of which Billy is again pinched and this time is sent away for
"30 days". Billy tells Mary he is going to Cuba.
Billy unwittingly escapes the day before the sentence expires and fearing capture
and receiving additional jail time he prepares to marry the girl of his dreams
and flee the country. Misunderstandings arise when a sheriff breaks up the wedding
to offer Billy pardon papers for the day he didn't serve.
Getting some fatherly advice!
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This one sheet from Sweden offers an interesting concept for
advertising the film.
Glass Slide