I love Harold Lloyd to bits, he'd proved himself to be a great sight gag master,in the 'silents' and there's no question of that. The transition to sound for him wouldn't be easy, as it wouldn't for any silent comedian. I did enjoy this flick, it was pretty easy-going, but as has been pointed out here elsewhere, the greats, the Marx Bros, Laurel and Hardy etc were definitely the yardstick that all talkies/comedy would be measured against for the 'thirties. Harold hadn't progressed further, it's evident here , but there are some good moments in it, although there is a repeat of his 'Safety Last' routine. Willie Best (otherwise known as 'sleep 'n' eat') has been mentioned a lot here, and rightly so, as there's an engaging stereotype of him. Although it is that, at times, of the gangly black man, gormlessly strutting his way through the movie, it's still funny, not because of the stereotype but he lends a 'dumb ass' to the proceedings, or a stooge to Harold. Calling him 'Charcoal' wasn't exactly tactful, but I'm sure the people of the deep south just loved it. A re-issue in 1960 had Harold dub over, in his own voice, the name of 'Charcoal' with 'Charlie'. Not a bad film, but that's all, it lost its way at times, but watchable, nonetheless.
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