Sign Them Papers

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Earl McCarthy is back as C.W. Kahles' comic-strip hero Hairbreadth Harry. This time his sweetie Beautiful Belinda (Erin La Rue) is an "up-to-date sports model" kidnapped by Relentless Rudolp... Read allEarl McCarthy is back as C.W. Kahles' comic-strip hero Hairbreadth Harry. This time his sweetie Beautiful Belinda (Erin La Rue) is an "up-to-date sports model" kidnapped by Relentless Rudolph (John J. Richardson), who's "not just a bad apple, he was the whole orchard." When she r... Read allEarl McCarthy is back as C.W. Kahles' comic-strip hero Hairbreadth Harry. This time his sweetie Beautiful Belinda (Erin La Rue) is an "up-to-date sports model" kidnapped by Relentless Rudolph (John J. Richardson), who's "not just a bad apple, he was the whole orchard." When she refuses to sign over her gold mine, she's threatened with a "free bath" in boiling oil, bei... Read all

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7planktonrules

Quite enjoyable.

"Sign Them Papers" is a Hairbreadth Harry short, based on the cartoon character created by artist C. W. Kahles. There are other films in this series but this is the first one I've seen. When I did watch it, I saw it with my aunt and she, too, really enjoyed watching.

The best thing about this short are the very clever intertitle cards...which are quite eyecatching. As for the story, it's much like a Snidely Whiplash cartoon, though the hero of the story is a bit on the dull side, as he battles the likes of Rudolf and Madame Vampo. The story is filled with action and silliness...and made us laugh several times.

6claudecat

Fun, tongue-in-cheek slapstick

If you like silent slapstick, this is a fun short. It involves lots of ridiculous chases and an extended drag sequence that is rather astonishing. Some trick photography adds to the silliness. There are moments that get repetitive, but overall I found it very enjoyable. The "Hairbreadth Harry" film series was based on a famous newspaper comic strip of the same name. The whole thing is a spoof, so the characters are cartoony, and the producers went to some effort to cast actors who resemble the comic-strip characters (Earl McCarthy, who died tragically young, is an especially good Harry). Fun fact: the comic strip started as a spoof of stage melodrama; by the time the film versions came out, there was a well- established tradition of movie melodrama to make fun of.