Friday, April 30, 2021

Scamps and Scandals (1919)

Second viewing; previously viewed (but not reviewed) on February 20, 2020.

A guy wakes up with the telephone ringing. He'd given a party the night before and now he has a hangover and his house is in a state of disarray. His girl is on the phone. Her father disapproves of her boyfriend and makes her hang up. The guy then gets mixed in a series of unlucky incidents, some of them outdoors and some indoors, involving the girl's father, the police, and the girl's other suitor. There is a car chase in the middle section and the last act happens at the wedding ceremony which is about to be celebrated between her and her other suitor.

Slapstick comedy featuring some clichés of the genre and no apparent distinctive plot point or environment. Some continuity jumps and the rather abrupt ending makes one wonder whether some parts were missing.

Rating: 40

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