Two Minutes With Thark (1927)

Excerpts from the farce Thark at the New Aldwych Theatre in London. This infernal old house of Thark is haunted Ronald (Ralph Lynn) had just told Sir Hector (Tom Walls). The two actors sit at a dining table in a grand old house. They both wear black suit and tie and one of them wears a monocle. They sip sherry or something similar. They look around suddenly, as if spooked. A door opens and another man enters, also in black suit and tie. He is the sinister looking butler. C, U of him looking wild. I am the Butler, Sir. They call me Jones, here, but my real name is Death C, U of Tom Walls looking perturbed. His monocle falls out. Ralph Lynn eats something, Tom just drinks some more and pulls some faces. Prior to sleeping in the bedroom Tom and Ralph have a little argument over the bed The two men fight over the bedclothes. Tom falls out. We then see them sleeping, cuddled up together. The door opens and a posh looking couple enter the room. They express consternation to ea