A young man impersonates a woman in order to be near his sweet-heart. Complications arise when the father of the girl takes a fancy to the shapely "lady" and asks "her" to go in bathing.

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TThe silent era was not merely a period of technical gestation; it was a vibrant, often volatile laboratory of human expression where the absence of spoken dialogue necessitated a profound reliance on physicality. In the 1924 short One Moment, Please, we witness a quintessential example of the 'masquerade comedy,' a su...

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Slim Summerville

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"TThe silent era was not merely a period of technical gestation; it was a vibrant, often volatile laboratory of human expression where the absence of spoken dialogue necessitated a profound reliance on physicality. In the 1924 short One Moment, Please, we witness a quintessential example of the 'masquerade comedy,' a subgenre that allowed performers to explore the boundaries of identity through the lens of slapstick. Starring the nimble Harry Depp and the formidable Joe Roberts, this film serves ..."


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