The Smoking Out of Bella Butts
Short Films
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08-Jan-1915
Anti-smoking campaigner Bella Butts enlists the help of the mayor’s wife to enact a ban on tobacco, much to the chagrin of the town’s cigar-addicted menfolk.
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