An ex-boyfriend of a newlywed woman comes to visit. The ex, a Russian Grand Duke, wants his girlfriend back, and she does not want her jealous husband to meet her ex, so she enlists the plumber to play her husband.
Is it worth your time? Honestly, only if you’re a complete sucker for dusty, slapstick-heavy shorts from the early days of cinema. If you need a coherent plot or, you know, actual stakes, you’re probably going to hate it. It’s the kind of movie that assumes any amount of running around with a wrench constitutes a punch...
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Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle
Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle
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"Is it worth your time? Honestly, only if you’re a complete sucker for dusty, slapstick-heavy shorts from the early days of cinema. If you need a coherent plot or, you know, actual stakes, you’re probably going to hate it. It’s the kind of movie that assumes any amount of running around with a wrench constitutes a punchline. The whole setup is just ridiculous. A Russian Grand Duke? Really? You can almost see the gears grinding in the writers' heads trying to make this premise stick. It feels lik..."
Walter F. Reed, Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle
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