Who directed All Wet?

The movie All Wet was directed by Al St. John.

When was All Wet released?

All Wet was released in the year 1922.

Which country is All Wet from?

All Wet is a movie from United States.

What genre is All Wet?

All Wet is categorised as Short, Comedy in the cult cinema archive at Dbcult.

Who stars in All Wet?

All Wet features Norma Conterno, Otto Fries, Tiny Ward, Ford West.

Who wrote the screenplay for All Wet?

The screenplay for All Wet was written by Al St. John.

What are movies similar to All Wet?

If you enjoy All Wet, you might also like Yes Dear (1920), Circus Day (1920), The Rent Collector (1921), Hello, Judge (1922).

Is All Wet considered a cult classic?

Yes, All Wet (1922) is featured in the Dbcult archive as a curated cult cinema title, known for its Short and Comedy qualities.

Short Comedy

All Wet

Name: All Wet
Director: Al St. John
Released: 1922
Cast: Norma Conterno, Tiny Ward, Si Jenks, Otto Fries, Ford West

1922·Al St. John·IMDb: —/10

Summary

In the frantic, kinetic landscape of 1922 slapstick, 'All Wet' emerges as a cautionary architectural fever dream. Al St. John, portraying a wide-eyed newlywed with more optimism than sense, navigates the treacherous waters of post-war domestic aspiration. The narrative propels the young couple into the clutches of a Mephistophelean real estate swindler, played with greasy panache by Otto Fries. What begins as a quest for a sanctified domestic hearth rapidly devolves into a series of gravity-defying catastrophes. The 'house' in question serves not as a shelter, but as a malevolent apparatus designed to test the physical limits of its inhabitants. St. John utilizes his signature acrobatic agility to transform a simple property dispute into a ballet of structural collapse, where every door is a trap and every floorboard a potential catapult. The film functions as a biting satire on the burgeoning American housing market, stripping away the veneer of the 'sweet home' to reveal the rickety, water-logged foundations of a scam-driven reality. It is a masterclass in the geometry of failure, where the protagonist's rubber-limbed resilience is the only thing keeping him afloat in a literal and metaphorical deluge.

Synopsis

A newly married couple looking for a house come up against a crooked real estate agent.

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