''Shoot Straight'' is a 1923 comedy short film directed by Jay A. Howe and produced by

Hal Roach Studios Hal Roach Studios was an American motion picture and television production studio. Known as ''The Laugh Factory to the World'', it was founded by producer Hal Roach and business partners Dan Linthicum and I.H. Nance as the Rolin Film Company on Ju ...

. It stars

James Parrott James Parrott (August 2, 1897 – May 10, 1939) was an American actor and film director; and the younger brother of film comedian Charley Chase. Biography Early years James Gibbons Parrott was born in Baltimore, Maryland, to Charles and Blanch ...

(billed as "Paul Parrott") and

Jobyna Ralston Jobyna Ralston (born Jobyna Lancaster Raulston, November 21, 1899 – January 22, 1967) was an American stage and film actress. She had a featured role in ''Wings'' in 1927, but is perhaps best remembered today for her on-screen chemistry with H ...

Plot

An amateur hunter attempts to kill small game using his new weapon: a rifle with a fishing reel attached. However, after his hapless attempts at pursuing squirrels, rabbits, and fowl, he is eventually chased off by a bear.

References

Hal Roach Studios short films 1923 short films American comedy short films American silent short films {{short-silent-comedy-film-stub