This film from the Weiss Brothers stars Jimmie Aubrey--a small-time film comic who has pretty much been forgotten today. And, based on what I just saw, he can stay forgotten. Now it isn't that it's a bad film....but it certainly wasn't a very good one either.
When the story begins, Jimmie learns that his landlady has taken all his clothes because he didn't pay the rent. After making up a homemade outfit (complete with a stolen hat), he leaves in search of food and makes his way to a lunch counter. But with no money, he's bound to get in trouble. But it gets worse...the idiot owner takes a liking to Jimmie and leaves him to run the place...with disastrous results.
This film is unusual in that is DOES have a pie fight and despite the stereotype, very few silent movies ever featured one of these. But that's not enough to take a mediocre script and a less than lovable comic and make it memorable.
When the story begins, Jimmie learns that his landlady has taken all his clothes because he didn't pay the rent. After making up a homemade outfit (complete with a stolen hat), he leaves in search of food and makes his way to a lunch counter. But with no money, he's bound to get in trouble. But it gets worse...the idiot owner takes a liking to Jimmie and leaves him to run the place...with disastrous results.
This film is unusual in that is DOES have a pie fight and despite the stereotype, very few silent movies ever featured one of these. But that's not enough to take a mediocre script and a less than lovable comic and make it memorable.