Gordon Gynn is a wayward son. Finally, when he proposes to three girls in one evening while "under the influence," his father sends him West to Colorado.
The silent era of cinema frequently grappled with the dichotomy between the effete, often decadent urbanite and the rugged, unvarnished morality of the American West. In West Is Worst, we witness a comedic yet poignant exploration of this cultural friction. Gordon Gynn, portrayed with a frantic, rubber-limbed energy ...
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" The silent era of cinema frequently grappled with the dichotomy between the effete, often decadent urbanite and the rugged, unvarnished morality of the American West. In West Is Worst, we witness a comedic yet poignant exploration of this cultural friction. Gordon Gynn, portrayed with a frantic, rubber-limbed energy by Eddie Barry, serves as the quintessential 'wayward son.' His existence is a choreographed dance of irresponsibility, culminating in a drunken evening where he manages to propose..."
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