Review of Now or Never

Now or Never (1921)
6/10
If you want to watch a half hour warning about "Stranger Danger" . . .
28 March 2018
Warning: Spoilers
. . . then NOW OR NEVER might be just your ticket to the end of the line. NOW OR NEVER begins with a busy bee of a businessman trusting that an air-headed nanny he must have picked up in Filene's Bargain Basement can take care of his toddler daughter as he departs on a trip. No sooner does Pops split then Little Mary asks Nanny to "tell me a story." Nanny relates that she's looking forward to a one-night stand with a guy that she hasn't seen in 18 years (we'll call him "The Loser," since "Chester the Molester" would sound a bit harsh) a few towns over, and Nanny promises to take the tiny tot in her charge along for her ride and some early Sex Education. It turns out that Nanny's Peckish Date is flat broke, so Nanny foists off her Innocent Little Lamb Mary into HIS care while she herself trawls a train for bigger fish to float her boat. The Loser spends the rest of this "comedy" short mostly shuttling Mary back and forth between the train's Men's and Ladies' Rooms. The Loser reduces urchin Mary's outfit down to one thin undergarment in the Men's Room before inviting a couple of other stranger guys to man-handle this abused tot. NOW OR NEVER is what passes for Fine Family Fun at the Many Great Millionaires Film Studio.
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