This is a cute little comedy that is much more plot-driven than most silent comedies of the era--relying more on a story than on gags. Now by 1926, slapstick style humor was rather passé, but there still were usually more laughs in the average comedy. Now this isn't to say FLIRTY FOUR-FLUSHERS is bad--it just isn't a belly-laugh type comedy.
The film begins with a young lady receiving a check for $500. She decides to quit her job as a waitress and invest the money in creating a new persona--and using that persona to land a millionaire husband. Unfortunately for her plans, the millionaire that she meets and falls for is also a fake and she ends up declining a genuine proposal from a genuine millionaire to get him. What I particularly liked was how this plot did not end as the cliché usually would indicate--that the poor guy was so nice that they decided to get married anyway and live happily ever after. This is NOT what happens and this helped the short to get a slightly higher score as a result.
A decent little comedy that won't change your life but is worth a look.
The film begins with a young lady receiving a check for $500. She decides to quit her job as a waitress and invest the money in creating a new persona--and using that persona to land a millionaire husband. Unfortunately for her plans, the millionaire that she meets and falls for is also a fake and she ends up declining a genuine proposal from a genuine millionaire to get him. What I particularly liked was how this plot did not end as the cliché usually would indicate--that the poor guy was so nice that they decided to get married anyway and live happily ever after. This is NOT what happens and this helped the short to get a slightly higher score as a result.
A decent little comedy that won't change your life but is worth a look.
