Summary
In this effervescent slice of silent-era pastoral satire, we witness the existential restlessness of a rural protagonist, portrayed with kinetic brilliance by Wanda Wiley. Trapped within the mundane confines of a bucolic existence, she finds her affections for her rotund, unrefined suitor (Hilliard Karr) waning under the shadow of a sophisticated urban ideal. Her obsession crystallizes around a lithographic advertisement featuring a quintessential 'Beau Brummel'—the epitome of metropolitan elegance and sartorial perfection. The narrative boundary between fantasy and reality dissolves when the literal incarnation of this advertisement, played by Harry McCoy, descends from the heavens as his aeroplane suffers a mechanical failure in her very vicinity. What follows is a surrealist comedy of errors involving a rehearsal of romantic intimacy with a lifeless mannequin, a daring substitution by the opportunistic city dandy, and a visceral pursuit through the countryside. Ultimately, the film serves as a cautionary tale regarding the fragility of urban vanity when confronted with the rugged, unyielding chaos of the rustic landscape, leading our dandy to retreat and leaving the girl to find a begrudging solace in the familiar arms of her country lover.
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This comedy deals with the dissatisfaction of a country girl for her fat rustic lover and her admiration for a regular Beau Brummel whose picture appears on an ad. The original of the picture appears on the scene when his aeroplane develops engine trouble. The girl is delighted and practices love-making with a dummy; the city chap takes the dummy's place. The rustic lover gets into action and the city chap finds the chase and action too much for him, so he is glad to leave the girl to her rustic lover.
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