Country: United States
Stars: Frank Alexander, Jack
Cooper and Violet Palmer
Release Date: 1 April 1928 (USA)
Production Co: J.R. Bray Studios
Sound Mix: Silent
Color: Black and White
Genres: Short | Comedy
There is a series of silent
comedies out on DVD called "Old Time Comedy Classics" and it consists
of lesser-known comedies by mostly forgotten comedians. A few of these are
excellent, but unfortunately many are pretty bad. In Volume 7, the only decent
comedy short is FIGURES DO LIE. While it's nothing exceptional, it is worth
seeing--even if it is in very many ways a copy of Harry Langdon's PICKING
PEACHES, though "borrowing" from other films was relatively common at
that time.
The very beginning of this film
is missing and it stars Violet Palmer and Jack Cooper. Cooper is sneaking out
to judge a beauty contest. When his wife finds out, instead of getting angry,
she goes along in disguise along with the husband and a bevy of beauties. Once
at the contest, she enters while wearing a mask and piques Cooper's curiosity.
The film is okay--mostly because
it doesn't seem to stick to the main plot too well. After the wife wins the
contest, the film should have then ended with her revealing who she really was.
However, another side plot was added and it really tended to dilute the
message. Plus, the comedy just wasn't all that well done, though it was worth
seeing.
By the way, when you see the film, look at the beauty
contestants. Standards of beauty sure have changed since 1928.
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