Although Mack Swain is mostly forgotten today, those who recognize the name associate him with roles as movie villains...particularly Chaplin's rival in "The Gold Rush". But before this, he made quite a few Ambrose comedies for Keystone Pictures...and "Ambrose's Nasty Temper" is one of them.
The story begins with Ambrose being yelled at by his ill-tempered boss. But his boss isn't Ambrose's only worry...it seems that the woman who owns the company has a foul disposition as well. What's to become of poor Ambrose? How does he try to get his revenge after he gets fired? And, how does this backfire?
As you would expect from a Keystone film during this era, there is an emphasis on slapstick. In this case, it means folks kicking and hitting each other with little provocation. Folks in the 1910s thought this was hilarious...though today this sort of crude humor is rather dated and unfunny.
As for the story, it's very good for 1915. This is because quite a few Keystone films of the era were practically plotless and the director would literally tell the comics to 'be funny' or other vague directions.
Overall, not a great comedy but a very good one for its day.
