'The Way We Were': Nova Scotia in Film, 1917-1950

The Boss and The Burglars

An amateur drama about a couple, Bob Mellwood and his wife, who threw a bridge party to entertain Bob's boss. Mrs. Mellwood preparded homemade mushroom soup for the occasion. During bridge, two burglars break in, rob the assembled guests and gulp down the mushroom soup on the way out. Before they reach the door they drop down dead - the soup was unintentionally made with poison mushrooms. Directed by C.C. Foster, the actors were all members of The Halifax Amateur Cinema Group.

Date: ca. 1938

Format: 1 film reel (00:11:37 hrs.) : silent, colour

Filmmaker: C.C. Foster

Reference C.C. Foster Nova Scotia Archives 1992-51 film no. Fc 3012