Young and beautiful Iva Method is spying for the police at the Dropem Inn, a sleazy club that the police suspect is a front for a bootlegging operation run by gangster Slim Chance. Chance discovers Iva's identity and kidnaps her, and the police chief sends his somewhat bumbling son to rescue her.


The Kinetic Anarchy of Larry Semon’s Vision To witness Her Boy Friend (1924) is to step into a temporal vacuum where the laws of physics are merely suggestions and the narrative serves as a skeletal framework for breathtaking physical audacity. Larry Semon, a figure often overshadowed in the contemporary con...

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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.

Larry Semon

Larry Semon
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" The Kinetic Anarchy of Larry Semon’s Vision To witness Her Boy Friend (1924) is to step into a temporal vacuum where the laws of physics are merely suggestions and the narrative serves as a skeletal framework for breathtaking physical audacity. Larry Semon, a figure often overshadowed in the contemporary consciousness by the likes of Chaplin or Keaton, presents here a masterclass in the 'more-is-more' philosophy of silent comedy. The film operates at a breakneck velocity, refusing to ..."
Dorothy Dwan
Larry Semon, Noel M. Smith
United States

