
A woman and her daughter are throwing a party, and Larry Semon is in the kitchen, joined by some monkeys and jewel thieves. What could go wrong?.

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The flickering phantoms of a bygone era often hold surprising treasures, and "His Home Sweet Home", a 1919 confection from the prodigious, albeit often overlooked, comedic genius Larry Semon, stands as a testament to the sheer, unadulterated madness that silent cinema could conjure. From the very outset, the premi...

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" The flickering phantoms of a bygone era often hold surprising treasures, and "His Home Sweet Home", a 1919 confection from the prodigious, albeit often overlooked, comedic genius Larry Semon, stands as a testament to the sheer, unadulterated madness that silent cinema could conjure. From the very outset, the premise is a masterclass in escalating absurdity: a seemingly innocent domestic gathering, a party hosted by a mother and daughter, devolves into an anarchic free-for-all, with Semon hi..."


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