A crotchety college dean blames the "bad behavior of the school's female students" on a dress shop and informs the owner he's shutting it down. Thanks to a miracle plaster, he reverts back to his college days.


Short answer: Yes, but only if you have a high tolerance for the frantic, unhinged energy of the silent era's gag-factory style. This film is a loud, visual assault that prioritize...
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F. Richard Jones

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Hal Yates, Carl Harbaugh, James Parrott, H.M. Walker, Jerome Storm
United States


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