James Harrison takes Bobby Vernon home to meet his sister, Vera Steadman. Bobby is on his best behavior, but Vera prefers wild men, so when a wild man is reported stealing chickens, James disguises himself as the thief and has Bobby drive him off ... until the real one shows up in this decent but unremarkable Christie Comedy from 1919.
Christie was between distributors at the moment and releasing through States Rights, so budgets may have been a bit tight, but there's nothing but the sort of comedy which could have been predicted in full from the first couple of minutes. The pratfalls are executed competently, but without much flair, and the cinematography is a bit old-fashioned for 1919 -- lots of iris shots. There is a charming little coda, but the whole short subject works out as no more than adequate.
Christie was between distributors at the moment and releasing through States Rights, so budgets may have been a bit tight, but there's nothing but the sort of comedy which could have been predicted in full from the first couple of minutes. The pratfalls are executed competently, but without much flair, and the cinematography is a bit old-fashioned for 1919 -- lots of iris shots. There is a charming little coda, but the whole short subject works out as no more than adequate.