This film is also known as AWAY WE GO and can be found on a DVD entitled "Old Time Comedy Classics: Volume 6". Unfortunately, the accompanying music is completely inappropriate and sometimes sounds more like elevator music from the 1970s than a silent movie score (and this is not an exaggeration in the least). Later, the music is synthesizer music highly reminiscent of Mannheim Steamroller!!! The best music is flute music, which is STILL quite ridiculous for this film. Apparently the people who put out the Old Time Comedy Classics DVDs aren't picky about what music they package with the silent shorts.
The short begins with Bobby and his fiancée running from her parents in order to elope. While they do manage to get married, she is kidnapped by her parents and taken to Reno to have the marriage annulled. Once there, they somehow convince the entire police force to work for them to prevent Bobby from reclaiming his bride. Legally, none of this made any sense, as they were legally married and the bride would simply refuse to marry the man the parents picked out for her--so if you think about it, the plot made little sense. Plus, to annul the marriage when both people want to be married is very, very iffy (unless one was underage or crazy). Regardless of the plot holes, Bobby spends the rest of the film being chased and outsmarting the police--leading to a not particularly surprising ending.
This is one of about a dozen Bobby Vernon comedies I have seen. And, while he may have been somewhat popular in the twenties, he's definitely several steps down from the great comedians of the age. This is a decent film, but you really wonder how a more adept and physical comedian like Buster Keaton could have done this same material, as Vernon's performance and persona are a tad bland.
The short begins with Bobby and his fiancée running from her parents in order to elope. While they do manage to get married, she is kidnapped by her parents and taken to Reno to have the marriage annulled. Once there, they somehow convince the entire police force to work for them to prevent Bobby from reclaiming his bride. Legally, none of this made any sense, as they were legally married and the bride would simply refuse to marry the man the parents picked out for her--so if you think about it, the plot made little sense. Plus, to annul the marriage when both people want to be married is very, very iffy (unless one was underage or crazy). Regardless of the plot holes, Bobby spends the rest of the film being chased and outsmarting the police--leading to a not particularly surprising ending.
This is one of about a dozen Bobby Vernon comedies I have seen. And, while he may have been somewhat popular in the twenties, he's definitely several steps down from the great comedians of the age. This is a decent film, but you really wonder how a more adept and physical comedian like Buster Keaton could have done this same material, as Vernon's performance and persona are a tad bland.
