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February 1, 1925 – The Alice Comedy Alice Gets Stung is Released to Theaters

“Oh, p-l-e-a-s-e kind sir, spare my life—-?”

On February 1, 1925, the Alice Comedy Alice Gets Stung was released to theaters. It is notable for being the last Alice Comedy to star Virginia Davis as Alice.

The short begins with Julius chasing a rabbit and catching it on its hind legs, but the rabbit manages to get away. The rabbit taunts Julius as he continues to try and catch the rabbit, but when Julius succeeds, the rabbit pleads for his life. Other rabbits notice the plight of their friend and start playing stringed instruments while the rabbit explains that there are several children waiting on her. Julius lets the rabbit go, sobbing, but it is soon revealed that the rabbit was lying. Angered, Julius begins the chase again and goes down the rabbit hole, but the rabbit scares him straight out. Alice comes along to help capture the rabbit through the use of a fire hose. The water shoots the rabbit up to the sky, and Julius climbs the column of water to catch it. When Alice turns off the water, the pair plummet to the ground, and once again the chase is on. Alice and Julius watch as other animals in the forest start dancing to their own band, and when Alice shoots at a bear, the bear dances past the shots, then angrily chases Alice and Julius. The pair hide in a barrel, where the bear drops a beehive before sending the barrel down the hill into the river.

January 15, 1925 – The Alice Comedy Alice the Toreador is Released to Theaters

“If we had a bull, we could win it easy.”

On January 15, 1925, the Alice Comedy Alice the Toreador was released to theaters. It starred Virginia Davis as Alice, and was the 13^th Alice Comedy released.

Alice and Julius are looking at a large advertisement for a bull fight that boasts a $10,000 prize – but contestants have to bring their own bull. Alice spies a stray bull and has Julius help her wrangle it. The poor bull is so beat up that it’s nowhere near ready to fight, until Julius spies some roller skates to place on its feet. Alice and Julius take the bull away and prep it for the day of the big fight. Alice is confident that the two will win, but another contestant has other plans: he tricks another meaner bull to take Alice’s bull’s place, and steals her bull, thinking it will lead to an easy win. The fight begins, and the other contestant is thoroughly trounced having underestimated Alice’s bull. Alice then steps out and is greeted with the meaner bull. She tries to outrun him, and the bull ends up crashing into the wall and Julius. Julius sneaks into the ring dressed in a bull costume, where Alice is easily able to beat him. Unfortunately the ruse is revealed, and Alice and Julius are left to dodge trash from the audience.

January 1, 1925 – The Alice Comedy Alice Cans the Cannibals is Released to Theaters

“How we gonna get to shore?”

On January 1, 1925, the Alice Comedy Alice Cans the Cannibals was released to theaters. It was the twelfth Alice Comedy produced, and stars Virginia Davis as Alice.

Alice is out driving with Julius, when they realize their car is about to go off a cliff. The two end up in the ocean, and Julius ropes a passing fish to help pull them to shore. A storm starts brewing, tossing the pair about in the waves all night. In the morning, the two find themselves surrounded by swordfish, when Julius uses a balloon tire to lift them away. The two land on a strnage island, and then find themselves as the potential victims of a group of cannibals. They manage to outrun them for a spell, though Alice and Julius get hit by spears. The pair then attack the cannibals with some old ostrich eggs, but this doesn’t deter the chief. Alice gets an idea, and manages to drive all the cannibals away, save for the chief. They attack him one last time, and are free from any further attack,