Al St. John and Rube Miller are out to woo the same lady. Al gets there first and seems to be getting the upper hand, so Rube tries playing a trick on them. However, this quickly escalates to insane slapstick violence--and in spite of being rather low-brow, I did find myself laughing. However, this did not escalate like Laurel & Hardy's "Big Business"--the violence went on hold. Later, however, it gets really crazy, when Rube gets a cannon and begins lobbing cannonballs! The police try to intervene but mostly it consists of folks running about screaming and hitting each other.
In so many ways, this is a wonderful example of slapstick--good slapstick. They didn't just kick each other but the violence escalated and is pretty funny. Very food for 1914.
In so many ways, this is a wonderful example of slapstick--good slapstick. They didn't just kick each other but the violence escalated and is pretty funny. Very food for 1914.