Country: United States
Director: Charles Parrott
Writer: H.M. Walker (titles)
Stars: 'Snub' Pollard, Wallace
Howe and James Finlayson
Release Date: 27 May 1923 (USA)
Production Co: Hal Roach Studios
Sound Mix: Silent
Color: Black and White
Genres: Short | Comedy
This film starts with some of the
wildest and most spectacular car stunts you'll ever see in a silent film.
Eventually, Snub is tossed hundreds of feet into an auction house and his
sudden appearance actually encourages the listless audience to start bidding.
The auction house owner then gets an idea--hire Snub and arrange scores of
"accidents" just outside the auction house to help sell merchandise.
Amazingly, it works, though Snub is beaten senseless in each case.
Later, due to a mix up, the
auction house accidentally sells the furnishings of James Finlayson's house.
Finlayson is naturally enraged and it's up to the hapless Snub to retrieve
everything. What is so funny here is the extremes to which he goes to get
everything--ranging from starting fights to stealing an airplane! The sight
gags abound and you certainly can't fall asleep during all this frenetic
action. In fact, the film is so fast-paced and violent that it doesn't look
like a Hal Roach Studios production (which it is) but is actually more
reminiscent of the best of Keystone (Sennett) Studios.
A lovely and funny film thanks to great direction,
gags and Snub.
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