Please Excuse Me - 1926

Country: United States

Language: English

Director: Sam Newfield

Writer: William Anthony (story)

Stars: Charles King and Constance Darling

Release Date: 10 November 1926 (USA)

Production Co: Century Film

Sound Mix: Silent

Color: Black and White

Genres: Comedy | Short

This is one of a million comedy shorts of the 20s showcasing so-so pratfalls in the middle of Los Angeles, then a very pretty city. The comedy -- involving a collection agency employee who makes up wild excuses to explain his tardiness -- is better when the jokes are on the road, and involve how cars can be smacked into each other, flipped around, and seem to have mischievous minds of their own. The lead comic has no particular personality, though it is a little unusual that our nebbishy hero is employed as a repo man.

Trivia

Sixth release in the 'Excuse Makers' 2-reel comedy series.

Connections

Follows Love's Hurdle (1926), Which Is Which? (1926)

Followed by A Second Hand Excuse (1926), What'll You Have? (1927), What's Your Hurry? (1927), Some More Excuses (1927), Be My Wife (1927), She's My Cousin (1927), Keeping His Word (1927), That's No Excuse (1927), My Mistake (1927), What an Excuse (1927), Please Don't (1927)