The first part of this comedy pictures a race between an aged messenger with a big family and a stork bearing an infant, and the unsuccessful attempt of the messenger to prevent the stork from flying down his chimney. The latter portion deals with the messenger's grown son being dragooned into driving a car in an auto race, although he has never driven a machine before.

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Is 'Nobody Works But Father' worth watching today? Short answer: yes, but with significant, perhaps even glaring, caveats. This early silent comedy, a fascinating relic from cinema’s formative years, offers a unique, if often disjointed, glimpse into the nascent art of slapstick and narrative experimentation. It’s a fi...

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Albert Herman

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"Is 'Nobody Works But Father' worth watching today? Short answer: yes, but with significant, perhaps even glaring, caveats. This early silent comedy, a fascinating relic from cinema’s formative years, offers a unique, if often disjointed, glimpse into the nascent art of slapstick and narrative experimentation. It’s a film that demands a specific kind of engagement, a willingness to look past modern polish and embrace the raw, often clumsy, charm of its era. This film is absolutely for cinephiles,..."


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