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The Lighter That Failed

October 1, 19270h 20m
Comedy

70%

TMDB Score

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For his birthday, Charley gets a cigarette lighter, but it won't light. He works on it with ill-suited tools amidst his family all giving advice. Finally, he unwisely fuels it with gasoline, which gets it lit, but soon, so is his house.

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