I was once asked if all of the silent film comedians were named Billy. "No," I replied, "Several are named Sid Smith" and the Sid Smith who appears in this one is one of the best. Along with ex-Keystoner Harry MacCoy, he shows up in this short for Columbia based on a wildly popular comic strip of the era, 'The Hall Room Boys.' Their gags are inventive and fairly unusual, like the way MacCoy gets a customer in their diner to take off his hat.
This Sid Smith lasted until 1927, leaving a body of very strong comedies, particularly in the work he did with Paul Parrott in the two years previous to this one. No much of his work, alas, survives, but this one does and it well worth your time.