Elmer (Buster Keaton) is a big fan of stage actress Trilby Drew. He's always around and doesn't miss a performance. Trilby gets jealous when her leading man boyfriend Lionel Benmore starts flirting with blonde socialite Ethyl Norcrosse. When Ethyl claims to be engaged to Lionel, Tribly impulsively marries the dry cleaner Elmer out of spite. Tribly continues to try to get Lionel jealous. Her manager tells Elmer that she wants out of the marriage. Elmer leaves and accidentally gets caught up with bootleggers. He gets lost at sea and ends up on a yacht as part of the crew. It turns out that Trilby and Lionel are on board together.
This is supposedly the last silent film of Buster Keaton. It could have been made with dialogue. Nevertheless, this is still good Buster Keaton. He has a few good slapstick stunt scenes. Keaton bumbling chaos on stage is loads of fun. Him smashing bottles on the criminals is a fun gag. His stunts on the yacht are impressive. The only drawback is that I don't like Trilby. It would be nice to have a more appealing leading lady.
This is supposedly the last silent film of Buster Keaton. It could have been made with dialogue. Nevertheless, this is still good Buster Keaton. He has a few good slapstick stunt scenes. Keaton bumbling chaos on stage is loads of fun. Him smashing bottles on the criminals is a fun gag. His stunts on the yacht are impressive. The only drawback is that I don't like Trilby. It would be nice to have a more appealing leading lady.