Jane’s Hubby is not a lost classic. It is a functional, somewhat tedious example of the domestic comedies that saturated the market in the early 1920s. If you are looking for the wit of Keaton or the pathos of Chaplin, you will be disappointed. This is a film for those who want to see the assembly-line production of si...
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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
Scott Pembroke
Henry Edwards
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"Jane’s Hubby is not a lost classic. It is a functional, somewhat tedious example of the domestic comedies that saturated the market in the early 1920s. If you are looking for the wit of Keaton or the pathos of Chaplin, you will be disappointed. This is a film for those who want to see the assembly-line production of silent shorts—films made quickly to fill a slot in a theater program and forgotten by the time the audience reached the street. Most modern viewers will find the gender dynamics grat..."
