Toplitsky and Company (1913) User Reviews

Early Keystone

[Eric Miller-1 · 21 December 2001]

A fine example of the early Keystone formula: exaggerated performances, ethnic stereotypes, frenetic pacing, and a simple plot. Perhaps a bit offensive by today's standards, but a great short nonetheless, the cinematic primitivity completed perfectly by shots of a fascinatingly undeveloped southern California.

A knockabout comedy

[deickemeyer · 9 September 2017]

This is a knockabout comedy, in which one Jew clothing merchant falls in love with his partner's wife. A live bear appears in the latter part of the film and some scenes are taken in a bath house. The humor, however, does net come up very strongly. - The Moving Picture World, May 31, 1913