A long time fan of Lupino Lane's silent comedy shorts, this is the first and to date only sound short of his I have seen. While it was good, it just wasn't as funny as his silent shorts. Lane could do pratfalls with the best of them which he exhibits in this short but other than that he shows little of his earlier amazing athletic ability. In this story, he and his new wife Phyllis are honeymooning in a fancy hotel. Phyllis tells Lupino that "Mother's going to drop dead when she hears we're married." to which he replies "Maybe you should phone her right away." The bellhops trying to con Lupino were more annoying than funny although the bit about walking an imaginary dog was mildly amusing. I'll certainly watch this again as it has enough humor but just isn't as good as most of his silent shorts.
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