Franklyn Fairchilds, a "ladies' man," is being sued by his wife for divorce. The trial is in progress and the cross-eyed Romeo, as usual, is getting the worst of it from every witness.
Nobody expects nuance from a two-reel custard-pie, yet Love's Outcast—that gleefully disreputable 1924 quickie—smuggles a miniature morality play inside its slapstick valise. The premise is as old as the first caveman alimony decree: serial flirt Franklyn Fairchilds faces a divorce court that resembles a shark tank ch...
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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
John A. Waldron
Reggie Morris
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" Nobody expects nuance from a two-reel custard-pie, yet Love's Outcast—that gleefully disreputable 1924 quickie—smuggles a miniature morality play inside its slapstick valise. The premise is as old as the first caveman alimony decree: serial flirt Franklyn Fairchilds faces a divorce court that resembles a shark tank choreographed by Mack Sennett. But watch how the film pirouettes on its own cynicism. Each witness who steps into frame is a living diorama of betrayal: hotel linen still warm, love ..."
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