Character Studies

This is a gag that was tired by 1927, let alone today. On the other hand it's executed well enough that it's still funny.

The 20s loved their cameo-fests, and here we get one masquerading as a vaudeville act. (It was originally made to entertain at a 1925 Pickford/Fairbanks party in Chaplin's honor). In point of fact, it's an old-fashioned trick film with big name Hollywood talent leaping in and out via jump cuts. Méliès it is not, but it is what it is. Notable as Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle's first public appearance in front a camera since his 1922 acquittal. Also, a posthumous appearance by Rudolph Valentino.