Don't Weaken! (1920)A dancing instructor gets involved with a newly rich family. Director:Malcolm St. Clair |
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Ford Sterling | ... |
Prof. Yonson - the dancing master
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James Finlayson | ... |
Prof. Yonson's assistant
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Charles Murray | ... |
The father
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Fanny Kelly | ... |
His wife
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Harriet Hammond | ... |
Their daughter
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Joseph Belmont | ... |
The daughter's beau
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Former saloon owner Frank Reilly has recently become part of the nouveau riche, but is having a hard time shedding his working class past and manners. So he decides to throw a party for the upper class primarily to show off the dancing talents of his daughter, taught by Professor Yonson of Paris, he who has no respect for the other dancing teachers at the dancing school where he teaches. One of those teachers, angry at Professor Yonson letting him go, decides to crash the party masquerading as the visiting Prince of Siberia. A boxing ring set up at the party leads to some hijinks between the men, some who aren't who they appear on the surface. Written by Huggo
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5 September 1920 (USA) See more »Company Credits
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Don't Weaken (1920)
** (out of 4)
Mack Sennett two-reeler has a father (Charles Murray) getting into the boxing ring with a professional dancer (Ford Sterling) who claims to be a master boxer as well. The dancer is the type always talking about great they are so daddy wants to put an end to that. DON'T WEAKEN might appeal to die-hard Sennett fans but I found it to be extremely slow during the first half and even when the fighting scenes do take place, none of them are memorable enough to recommend this to people. The first half of the film has a lot on nonsense about various social attitudes but none of it is funny. You'd think that having so many great cast members hoping into the ring would bring more laughs but even these here fall short in the comedy department. Both Murray and Sterling are extremely good in their roles but one wishes they were given more to do. James Finlayson is actually the best thing going here as he plays the dancer's assistant.