One of the few films I have seen featuring only one member of the most famous comedy duo in history, and it does make for odd viewing. Basically Mrs. Remington Chow (Vivien Oakland) is married to Chow (Glenn Tryon), but because of financial difficulties has had to take in her first husband who she divorced, Vincent Belcher (Oliver Hardy) as a lodger. The wife us set to receive $100,000 and a quart of diamonds from her Aunt Alvira (Lucy Beaumont), who disapproves of divorce, and she is coming over expecting to see Vincent as her husband. So she gets him to pretend their still married, which Remington of course isn't happy with, and it all comes to a head at bedtime, when the Aunt is to see both men. I don't know why Stan Laurel couldn't have had a small part in this film, e.g. butler, as he and Hardy had worked in a film or two before. This film has its very small moments of humour, but being a very grainy picture and silent doesn't help, so I can't say this is a great film. Okay!
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