Elmer and his girlfriend run away to elope and spend their trip trying to dodge the police who are on their trail after they mistakenly make their getaway in a police car..
Is it worth your time? If you like watching people scramble because of one dumb, accidental decision, then sure. It's a short, breezy mess that mostly works because Buster Keaton is the one trying to fix the disaster. If you need a tight, logical plot, you’re gonna hate every second of this. The whole premise is built...
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"Is it worth your time? If you like watching people scramble because of one dumb, accidental decision, then sure. It's a short, breezy mess that mostly works because Buster Keaton is the one trying to fix the disaster. If you need a tight, logical plot, you’re gonna hate every second of this. The whole premise is built on a misunderstanding so stupid it could only happen in a movie from this era. Elmer just wants to elope. Instead, he ends up driving a police car. The police are obviously not th..."
Charles Lamont, Glen Lambert
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