Hands Up! (1926)

Director:

Clarence G. Badger

Writers:

Monte Brice (writer)
Lloyd Corrigan (writer)

Release Date:

11 January 1926 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | War

Plot:

A southern spy during the Civil War, he must try to capture a shipment of gold. His task is complicated by the two sisters...

Plot Keywords:

Spy | Gold Mine | 19th Century | American Civil War | Soldier

Awards:

1 win

Cast

George A. Billings	...	Abraham Lincoln
Virginia Lee Corbin	...	Alice Woodstock
Charles K. French	...	Brigham Young
Raymond Griffith	...	Jack, a Confederate Spy
Noble Johnson	...	Sitting Bull
Montagu Love	...	Captain Edward Logan
Marian Nixon	...	Mae, the Girl He Loves
Mack Swain	...	Silas Woodstock

Runtime:

USA:60 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Silent

Filming Locations:

Red Rock Canyon State Park - Highway 14, Cantil, California, USA

Company:

Famous Players-Lasky Corporation

Trivia:

At one point during shooting, Raymond Griffith reportedly wanted to fire his co-star Mack Swain as he believed that Swain was "too funny." Film critic Walter Kerr has argued that this was not a result of jealousy but rather because Griffith considered Swain's acting style unsophisticated.

Raymond Griffith is a lost comedic treasure

I thoroughly recommend this 70 minute feature which showcases Raymond Griffith as a Southern spy attempting to thwart a gold shipment to the North from Nevada. His style of acting is quite sophisticated, reminding me of an American Max Linder. He plays comedy and pathos with delicious layers of understatement followed by bravado. He is truly a forgotten actor in the great tradition of American comedy. How fun it would have been to have seen him in a Lubitsch film.