King Neptune Comes Ashore (1928)

Item title reads King Neptune comes ashore from the vasty deep in the cause of charity to initiate all and sundry, including the Pathe Gazette, into secret and very mysterious rites of Noble and Ancient Order of the Bath. Weymouth, Dorset. Intertitle tried and M, S of Neptune sat with his Queen, officers hold a sailor by the arms, one man shouts at him. Intertitle passing the doctor (after a pill and generous dose of vinegar and sea water ) M, S of the sailor lying on the table, the mixture is poured down his throat through a giant funnel while Neptune looks on. Intertitle L, S of the sailor in a chair on the boat, people stand around and watch. A man in white uses a giant comb and scrubbing brush to brush the man s hair, Neptune joins in. M, S of him with his head back, shaving foam is put on with a giant brush. A huge cutthroat razor is sharpened by two men. M, S as the man in white uses the razor to shave the man. Intertitle Thrown to the bears an