
A young man's aunt refuses to give him his inheritance until he marries, so he passes off the wife of his friend as his new bride. His ruse is threatened when his aunt takes a liking to his new "bride" and whisks her off on a retreat when she thinks that she (the bride) is becoming too attentive to her "husband"'s friend (her real husband.

Ah, the Roaring Twenties! A decade of jazz, flappers, and, perhaps most delightfully, the blossoming of cinematic farce. Among the glittering array of silent comedies that graced the silver screen, The Chicken in the Case stands as a charming, if often overlooked, testament to the era's keen understanding of situa...

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" Ah, the Roaring Twenties! A decade of jazz, flappers, and, perhaps most delightfully, the blossoming of cinematic farce. Among the glittering array of silent comedies that graced the silver screen, The Chicken in the Case stands as a charming, if often overlooked, testament to the era's keen understanding of situational humor and the intricate dance of deception. Directed by Victor Heerman and penned by the clever duo of Heerman and Sarah Y. Mason, this film isn't just a relic; it's a vibra..."
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