Is Slippery Silks Worth Watching?Slippery Silks is only worth your time if you are a completionist of the Educational Pictures library or a dedicated student of 1920s physical comedy. For the average viewer, it is a loud, repetitive exercise in slapstick that lacks the character depth or inventive choreography found in...
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"Is Slippery Silks Worth Watching?Slippery Silks is only worth your time if you are a completionist of the Educational Pictures library or a dedicated student of 1920s physical comedy. For the average viewer, it is a loud, repetitive exercise in slapstick that lacks the character depth or inventive choreography found in the work of the era's icons. It is a functional piece of entertainment that has not aged with any particular grace.This film works because Lige Conley is a genuinely gifted athlet..."
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