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Glass of Goat's Milk, A (1909)
 

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After drinking a glass of goat's milk a man grows horns and behaves like a goat. His horns get stuck in a wooden post, where they remain until the man is pulled free.

In a suburban setting, a man comes upon an aggressive goat which chases him, to the amusement of the goat's owner. The owner milks the goat and gives the man a glass to drink. Horns develop on the man's head and he soon begins to prance like a goat, chasing the owner, who climbs a tree which the goatman fells with his horns. The goatman then demolishes a brick wall and finally gets his horns stucl in a wooden boat winch being manned by three sailors. As he tries to pull away, the horns detach from his head and all is well.