I've seen quite a few Chaplin shorts from early in his career and I've noticed that his early stuff (done for Keystone Studios) is pretty dreadful stuff. Unlike his wonderful full-length films from the 20s and 30s, the films from 1914-1915 are incredibly poorly made--having no script but only vague instructions from the director. In most cases, the films had almost no plot and degenerated to people punching and kicking each other.
In this film, Charlie and his friend meet at the park. They both begin making passes at the others' wives and from there it all degenerates to a lot of slapping, getting bonked on the head and silly slapstick. Not exactly deep stuff! By the end, it appears that both guys are pretty open minded about the other guy making the moves on their women! A very odd and simple film.
In this film, Charlie and his friend meet at the park. They both begin making passes at the others' wives and from there it all degenerates to a lot of slapping, getting bonked on the head and silly slapstick. Not exactly deep stuff! By the end, it appears that both guys are pretty open minded about the other guy making the moves on their women! A very odd and simple film.