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When Ben Bolted

  • 1917
  • Passed
IMDb RATING
3.8/10
27
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Ben Turpin in When Ben Bolted (1917)
ComedyShort

Ben and his pal Paddy, a couple of drifting loafers and con-men, arrive in town via a "side-door Pullman" - a free ride in a boxcar. They set up a printing press, and start printing counterf... Read allBen and his pal Paddy, a couple of drifting loafers and con-men, arrive in town via a "side-door Pullman" - a free ride in a boxcar. They set up a printing press, and start printing counterfeit money, get involved with a couple of swell-looking towns-girls (even when looked at cr... Read allBen and his pal Paddy, a couple of drifting loafers and con-men, arrive in town via a "side-door Pullman" - a free ride in a boxcar. They set up a printing press, and start printing counterfeit money, get involved with a couple of swell-looking towns-girls (even when looked at crooked by Ben), and get highly inebriated.

  • Director
    • Robin Williamson
  • Stars
    • Ben Turpin
    • Paddy McGuire
    • Gypsy Abbott
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  • IMDb RATING
    3.8/10
    27
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    • Director
      • Robin Williamson
    • Stars
      • Ben Turpin
      • Paddy McGuire
      • Gypsy Abbott
    • 1User review
    • 1Critic review
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    Lillian Hamilton
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    Arthur Currier
    Edward J. Laurie
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      • Robin Williamson
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    5Boba_Fett1138

    Not a very strong Turpin short.

    Of course not all slapstick's are just good ones. No matter how much I like the genre and enjoy watching Ben Turpin in movie such as this one, this is a movie you could easily miss out on.

    Thing with this movie is that it has a very messy story, that is quite hard to follow because you don't always understand what is happening on screen. It's a silent movie, so it of course is all the more hard because of that. The movie is just such a mess, with seemingly only very random stuff going on. It takes away most of the fun of this movie.

    The movie is a slapstick, so it still has a couple of good laughs in it. The movie isn't too creative however, as you would perhaps normally expect from a slapstick. It has some of the usual stuff in it but is lacking something really good or really original to make this movie a better than average one to watch.

    Far too messy to be found funny or watchable enough to recommend it.

    5/10

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    • Release date
      • April 7, 1917 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • None
    • Also known as
      • He Looked Crooked
    • Production company
      • Vogue Motion Picture Company
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    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Silent
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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