This film was released originally in 1928. In 1948 it was released again with sound.
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Right off the bat, if you’re looking for a Sunday afternoon blockbuster, or even a solid B-movie, The Fresh Lobster is absolutely not it. This thing is a *six-minute* silent short from 1928 that someone slapped sound onto in 1948. If you’re into film history, or just enjoy really, really old, simple gags, then maybe, j...
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"Right off the bat, if you’re looking for a Sunday afternoon blockbuster, or even a solid B-movie, The Fresh Lobster is absolutely not it. This thing is a *six-minute* silent short from 1928 that someone slapped sound onto in 1948. If you’re into film history, or just enjoy really, really old, simple gags, then maybe, just maybe, this little piece of weirdness might scratch an itch. Everyone else? Probably give it a miss. You're not losing much, honest. The whole deal here is Billy Bletcher. He'..."
