That’s the Last Straw! Duluth, Minnesota 1938

These two segments are from a Duluth, Minnesota production of That’s the Last Straw!, a rare variation on Barker’s Kidnappers Foil script. The copy held at the Minnesota Historical Society is the only known copy of the film in existence, although at least one other production of the script was made in Ft. Worth, Texas in the 1930s. To view the film in its entirety  please contact MNHS.

Segment One: News of a Bank Robbery

Segment Two: Gymnast Sisters at the Talent Show

Courtesy of the Minnesota Historical Society
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