Lloyd is the kid brother of three tough older men. He's the wimp who washes dishes and does other household chores until fate places him in a position to save a large stash of the community's money that was stolen by itinerant goniffs.
It's not a classic but it's amusing. Lloyd seems always to be pursued by others and many of the gags revolve around his various hiding places being uncovered -- sometimes by a very well-trained primate in the hands of a monkey wrangler.
Jobyna Ralston is winsome and pretty. The final confrontation between Lloyd and the gargantuan Romanoff is successfully rendered. Lloyd winds up with the girl.
It must take a different kind of skill -- an improved sense of the kinetic, overactive Golgi bodies, or something -- to make an effective silent comedy. Imagine -- none of the gags can depend on dialog.
It's not a classic but it's amusing. Lloyd seems always to be pursued by others and many of the gags revolve around his various hiding places being uncovered -- sometimes by a very well-trained primate in the hands of a monkey wrangler.
Jobyna Ralston is winsome and pretty. The final confrontation between Lloyd and the gargantuan Romanoff is successfully rendered. Lloyd winds up with the girl.
It must take a different kind of skill -- an improved sense of the kinetic, overactive Golgi bodies, or something -- to make an effective silent comedy. Imagine -- none of the gags can depend on dialog.