Roommates panic and plan when they hear a radio report of a murderer loose in their neighborhood..

Is this worth watching today? Honestly, yeah, if you have twenty minutes and want to see what high-energy panic looked like in 1929. You'll probably love it if you're a fan of old-school slapstick or if you just like seeing Marie Dressler make weird faces at the camera. If you hate loud, screechy dialogue and people be...

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"Is this worth watching today? Honestly, yeah, if you have twenty minutes and want to see what high-energy panic looked like in 1929. You'll probably love it if you're a fan of old-school slapstick or if you just like seeing Marie Dressler make weird faces at the camera. If you hate loud, screechy dialogue and people being hit with brooms, stay far away from this one. It's a very noisy movie. It starts out so simple. Two roommates are just hanging out in their apartment. The wallpaper in their p..."

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