A young married couple seek to escape the annoying company of a number of relatives who have parked themselves in their home for an indefinite period. Relief arrives with a friend's invitation to spent the belated honeymoon aboard a yacht.


Is Spanking Breezes worth watching today? Short answer: yes, but only if you appreciate the frantic energy of silent-era slapstick and the universal pain of uninvited houseguests. This film is for history buffs who enjoy domestic farces like Dabbling in Society, but it is certainly not for viewers who require modern pa...

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"Is Spanking Breezes worth watching today? Short answer: yes, but only if you appreciate the frantic energy of silent-era slapstick and the universal pain of uninvited houseguests. This film is for history buffs who enjoy domestic farces like Dabbling in Society, but it is certainly not for viewers who require modern pacing or complex character arcs.The 1920s was a decade obsessed with the burgeoning middle class and the friction of modern living. In 'Spanking Breezes', we see this friction manif..."
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