Saturday, May 01, 2021

Golf (1922)

 Second viewing; previously viewed (but not reviewed) on February 19, 2020.

*spoilers below*

A series of disasters and conflicts involving golf players. The central character this time is not the girl's boyfriend, but rather her brother. There are two suitors, one a plumpish guy who is reciprocated by the girl, and the other an even plumper one who is not reciprocated by her. The protagonist incurs in the plumper guy's wrath by playing golf upstairs while the other one is dining below. A whole in the floor is made to that purpose, causing the ball to fall on the downstairs dweller's soup. He tries to avenge himself later by inserting nitroglicerine inside his enemy's golf balls, but it hits an obnoxious player instead. In between those episodes there is, among other incidents, a fight with a gopher who keeps stealing the ball and even steals the protagonist's gun -- and fires it!

Unremarkable yet mildly pleasant slapstick comedy.

Rating: 43

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