The Tewksbury family, under the guidance of Brother Ambrose, don the equipment of Alpinists and go mountain-climbing..

Hal Roach
United States

To speak of Hit the High Spots is to speak of the very DNA of the Hal Roach studio before it became the behemoth of the 'Our Gang' and Laurel & Hardy eras. This 1918 curiosity, often eclipsed by the shadow of Mack Sennett’s more chaotic Keystone productions, offers a fascinating glimpse into a more stru...

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Fred Guiol

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" To speak of Hit the High Spots is to speak of the very DNA of the Hal Roach studio before it became the behemoth of the 'Our Gang' and Laurel & Hardy eras. This 1918 curiosity, often eclipsed by the shadow of Mack Sennett’s more chaotic Keystone productions, offers a fascinating glimpse into a more structured, character-driven form of slapstick. While contemporaries like During the Plague were exploring the darker, more visceral anxieties of the human condition, Roach was busy li..."


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