A bumbling, cross-eyed buffoon falls into the role of movie stunt man.A bumbling, cross-eyed buffoon falls into the role of movie stunt man.A bumbling, cross-eyed buffoon falls into the role of movie stunt man.
John J. Richardson
- The Leading Man
- (as Jack Richardson)
Irene
- The Second Heroine
- (as Irene Lentz)
Art Rowlands
- The Assistant Cameraman
- (as Arthur Rowlands)
Natalie Kingston
- Minor Role
- (unconfirmed)
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaScene where Turpin is dragging bull into barn, is filmed backwards. You can see other livestock in the background moving backwards also.
- ConnectionsEdited into The Golden Age of Comedy (1957)
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Like watching a cartoon come to life
In this film, veteran silent comedian Ben Turpin plays, of all things, an actor. He's the lead in a film and does a lot of stunts as well. What I particularly liked was once again seeing the homely and diminutive Ben once again playing a strong male hero--a great and silly bit of casting indeed. It's really pretty interesting to see Ben performing and the behind the scene shots of the director and cinematographer as they film this fictional movie.
While I will be the first to admit that this Ben Turpin comedy short is far from "high art" and has none of the polish of a Harold Lloyd, Buster Keaton or Charlie Chaplin film, it does have a lot of charm and it is a heck of a lot of fun to watch. Most of this is because the film plays like a cartoon come to life--with outrageous stunts, almost non-stop action and a silliness that is infectious.
While I will be the first to admit that this Ben Turpin comedy short is far from "high art" and has none of the polish of a Harold Lloyd, Buster Keaton or Charlie Chaplin film, it does have a lot of charm and it is a heck of a lot of fun to watch. Most of this is because the film plays like a cartoon come to life--with outrageous stunts, almost non-stop action and a silliness that is infectious.
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- planktonrules
- Oct 11, 2007
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- Runtime20 minutes
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- 1.33 : 1
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