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A tavern worker and the daughter of a burgomaster enter into elaborate masquerades in order to win the hearts of the men they love.A tavern worker and the daughter of a burgomaster enter into elaborate masquerades in order to win the hearts of the men they love.A tavern worker and the daughter of a burgomaster enter into elaborate masquerades in order to win the hearts of the men they love.
George Siegmann
- Willem
- (as George Siegman)
Russ Powell
- Burgomaster
- (as J. Russell Powell)
William White
- Boy With Runaway Kite
- (as Billy Hampton)
Fred Bloss
- Village Boy
- (uncredited)
John D. Bloss
- Village Boy
- (uncredited)
Roy Bloss
- Village Boy
- (uncredited)
Adeline Craig
- Village Girl
- (uncredited)
Micky Delano
- Village Girl
- (uncredited)
Kay Deslys
- Skater
- (uncredited)
Caroline Dine
- Bridal Party
- (uncredited)
Sally Eilers
- Skater
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaRoscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle got the assignment to direct this film because William Randolph Hearst felt guilty about how his newspapers had savaged Arbuckle during his three murder/rape trials in 1922 and ruined his career, despite his eventual acquittal.
- GoofsNear the beginning, when Willem uses his cane to strike at Ignatz on the table, the mouse "jumps" off the table onto the floor and runs away. However, from the way the rodent landed on the floor, it's apparent that it simply was dropped from above.
- Quotes
Title Card: Willem, the Tavern proprietor was a kind man... the mean kind.
- Alternate versionsIn 2006, Turner Entertainment Co. copyrighted a 74-minute version of this film, with original music composed by Michael Picton.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Big Parade of Comedy (1964)
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Haunted Revolver
Here's the thing.
If you love film, you'll love the experiments in cinematic narrative of "Citizen Kane," but at the same time wonder why he chose Hearst and Davis to pick on. You would think that the choice in subject would be every bit as nuanced, especially as the choice is popularly credited with destroying him in Hollywood.
And that might lead you to some of Marion Davis' films, especially this one directed by a similarly blacklisted Fatty Arbuckle. This is such a gem. Actually, its quite ordinary, but she is so special in it, it will glow forever. It seems that she would have been better off without Hearst's interest in her. She had the stuff.
The climax of this has something of a different flavor than the rest of it, which pretty much follows the formula of the day. It has a pacing that was unusual for the time. Hard to notice today when such things seem like the way the world breathes. But Fatty knew his stuff, and so did Marion. And so did Orson but he actually relied on them.
Ted's Evaluation -- 3 of 3: Worth watching.
If you love film, you'll love the experiments in cinematic narrative of "Citizen Kane," but at the same time wonder why he chose Hearst and Davis to pick on. You would think that the choice in subject would be every bit as nuanced, especially as the choice is popularly credited with destroying him in Hollywood.
And that might lead you to some of Marion Davis' films, especially this one directed by a similarly blacklisted Fatty Arbuckle. This is such a gem. Actually, its quite ordinary, but she is so special in it, it will glow forever. It seems that she would have been better off without Hearst's interest in her. She had the stuff.
The climax of this has something of a different flavor than the rest of it, which pretty much follows the formula of the day. It has a pacing that was unusual for the time. Hard to notice today when such things seem like the way the world breathes. But Fatty knew his stuff, and so did Marion. And so did Orson but he actually relied on them.
Ted's Evaluation -- 3 of 3: Worth watching.
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- tedg
- Mar 25, 2008
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- $539,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 14 minutes
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