Avaliação por boblipton

Charley Chase is having woman troubles. He loves Nina Quartero, but she's making him jealous by dancing with other men. On the advice of pal Jay Eaton, he goes to his cabin; Jay tells Nina he's there with a lover, and they head off to stop him. What none of them don't know is that Gale Henry and a bevy of Roach starlets have taken shelter in the cabin.

Chase's first talkie is a fairly polished one for 1929, given the still-primitive technology, with a good musical background. As usual, Chase offers a two-act farce in 20 minutes, with a decent story and gags peppered in. The first one is the odd sounds coming out of the saxophone he plays in the opening. The second major one has him struggling to get a sodden necktie off; those of us who deal with that bit of haberdashery are aware how difficult they are to untie when wet. In between, there are Charley and the ladies missing each others' presence as he wanders through the cabin, until Gale Henry and he come face to face.

It's not a great comedy short; it would take another season and Thelma Todd for Charley to get up to speed. It is a nice transition piece from his man-about-town silent persona to a more staid sound character.