In this lively late silent two-reeler, blundering blowhard Jimmy is "always looking for work; someday he'll find it, then he'll have to quit." But meanwhile he applies for a job at a newspaper whose editor really, really wants to solve the mystery of the "haunted" Klutz Mansion.
Okay, so, "Have a Heart" from 1928. Is this old-school silent short even worth a look today? Yeah, absolutely, if you've got a soft spot for early slapstick and don't mind a story told without sound. If you need explosions and snappy dialogue, you'll probably hate it. But for anyone curious about silent era comedy, or ...
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"Okay, so, "Have a Heart" from 1928. Is this old-school silent short even worth a look today? Yeah, absolutely, if you've got a soft spot for early slapstick and don't mind a story told without sound. If you need explosions and snappy dialogue, you'll probably hate it. But for anyone curious about silent era comedy, or just wanting a quick, silly laugh, this one's a neat little gem. 💎 It follows Jimmy, a character who, as the plot description delightfully puts it, is "always looking for work; so..."
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