This is among Snub Pollard's last silent comedies. As Snub was an Aussie and his sort of slapstick was going out of style, it's a last hurrah for this pleasant comic. From here on, most of Snub's film appearances would be without his painted on mustache and as a minor supporting character, not a leading comic or second banana as he had been in the 1910s and 20s.
The film begins with a man going to the pier to meet his cousin Alphonse who is coming in on a boat. All sorts of nonsense occurs for the first half of the movie--none of which really was plot-driven. Then in the second half, Spike takes Alphonse to Coney Island. There Alphonse sees a sign for a boxer who will take on all challengers (a common carnival attraction back in the day) and diminitive Alphonse (Pollard) insists that he can beat the boxer. Unfortunately, it's only through lots of cheating does he even have a prayer of winning!
This is a film with very little plot and lots of tiny vignettes. It's not bad, though such a film cannot compete with a more plot-driven comedy...and this is no exception. Enjoyable but slight.