An "Uncle Tom's Cabin" road show gets stranded in a country town, where there is a sanitarium needing several specialists in swimming, massaging, cooking, etc. The troupe applies en masse for the jobs.

Should you invest your time in this 1926 Hal Roach curiosity? Short answer: yes, but only if you are a devotee of silent comedy mechanics or a historian of the Roach studio's ensemble era. This film is not a polished narrative masterpiece, but rather a frantic, high-energy exercise in situational absurdity that serves ...

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"Should you invest your time in this 1926 Hal Roach curiosity? Short answer: yes, but only if you are a devotee of silent comedy mechanics or a historian of the Roach studio's ensemble era. This film is not a polished narrative masterpiece, but rather a frantic, high-energy exercise in situational absurdity that serves as a fascinating precursor to the more refined comedies of the late twenties. This film is specifically for those who enjoy the 'all-star' approach of early silent shorts, where t..."
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