The first in RKO Pathe's series of "Traveling Salesman Comedies" has Louis John Bartels traveling to Mexico to sell his line of underwear. He garners the attention of a fair senorita which does not set well with the chief of a gang of bandits, and Bartels is soon seeking the USA/Mexico borderline.
Is it worth your time? If you have a strange obsession with early sound-era shorts or want to see what Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle was writing when he wasn't in front of the camera, maybe. If you’re looking for a coherent story, you’re in the wrong place. Most people today will probably find it deeply confusing or just pla...
publicity
Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle
Unknown Director
Community
Log in to comment.
"Is it worth your time? If you have a strange obsession with early sound-era shorts or want to see what Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle was writing when he wasn't in front of the camera, maybe. If you’re looking for a coherent story, you’re in the wrong place. Most people today will probably find it deeply confusing or just plain boring. The whole thing feels like a sketch that someone forgot to flesh out. Louis John Bartels is out there trying to sell underwear, which is a weird enough premise to start..."
Louis John Bartels
Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle
United States
