All of the deft comic touches one expects from a Charlie Chaplin short are in full bloom here. By far the best sequence is the boat chapter, wherein the shipboard characters attempt dancing on a rocky boat and everyone succumbs to seasickness. The gags are amusing, especially when Charlie enrages a jealous man by paying too much attention to the man's wife. Another very funny gag has him trying to assemble a deck chair aboard ship. Naturally, he makes the most of all his comic moments.
The final sequence, called "Crossroads," deals with a traffic incident involving an irate traffic cop and some tar. Once again, Chaplin extracts every bit of humor out of a "stuck in traffic" situation.
Edna Purviance has little to do. It's virtually all Chaplin, since he wrote, produced and directed it.
It's up to the Chaplin standard for a comedy short.
The final sequence, called "Crossroads," deals with a traffic incident involving an irate traffic cop and some tar. Once again, Chaplin extracts every bit of humor out of a "stuck in traffic" situation.
Edna Purviance has little to do. It's virtually all Chaplin, since he wrote, produced and directed it.
It's up to the Chaplin standard for a comedy short.