I was was surprised to see that this short was made in 1926. It seemed to be closer in spirit to the roughhouse slapstick of films made 8 or 9 years earlier. The plot is thin with Lupino Lane trying to get into a movie studio to meet an actress he loves. Katherine Grayson plays the actress. She is best remembered as Buster Keaton's love interest in "Sherlock Jr" and "The Navigator."
Much of the movie is about Lupino being mistaken for a dummy or dummies. In fact, it is hard to tell sometimes when it is the dummy or Lupino onscreen. Hopefully it was the dummy undergoing the horrific abuse in most scenes. Still, Lupino's physical skills are terrific and his timing is excellent.
Well worth the time for those who love the superb physical slapstick that the great comedians developed so well in the silent era.
Well worth the time for those who love the superb physical slapstick that the great comedians developed so well in the silent era.