Should you actually watch this?If you have ten minutes and want to see what passed for a riot in 1923, this is fine. It’s not going to change your life. History nerds will dig the George McManus connection, but everyone else might just find it confusing. If you hate silent slapstick where people fall over for no reaso...
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"Should you actually watch this?If you have ten minutes and want to see what passed for a riot in 1923, this is fine. It’s not going to change your life. History nerds will dig the George McManus connection, but everyone else might just find it confusing. If you hate silent slapstick where people fall over for no reason, stay far away. 🚫 The whole thing is basically Jiggs—played by Syd Saylor—getting into a panic over nothing. It’s based on those old comic strips where the husband is always sca..."
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