Tramp, Tramp, Tramp (1926)

Low-life Harry falls in love with sweet Betty who inspires him to improve himself so he can marry her. He enters a $25,000 cross-country hiking contest. After many adventures he wins, pays ... See full summary »

Director:

Harry Edwards

Stars:

Harry Langdon, Joan Crawford, Edwards Davis

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Harry Langdon	...	Harry Logan
Joan Crawford	...	Betty Burton
Edwards Davis	...	John Burton
Tom Murray	...	Nick Kargas
Alec B. Francis	...	Amos Logan
Brooks Benedict	...	Taxi Driver

Storyline

Low-life Harry falls in love with sweet Betty who inspires him to improve himself so he can marry her. He enters a $25,000 cross-country hiking contest. After many adventures he wins, pays off his father Amos's mortgage and marries Betty.

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Plot Keywords:

contest | mortgage | contestant | chain gang | finish line | 

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Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Romance

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Certificate:

Passed

Details

Country:

USA

Release Date:

21 March 1926 (USA)

Also Known As:

Di corsa dietro un cuore

Company Credits

Production Co:

Harry Langdon Corporation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

62 min

Sound Mix:

Silent

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

When Harry and Betty's "baby" is introduced, we see that he is also played by Harry Langdon. This came about because the real baby that was to be used for the scene wouldn't cooperate, and as a gag Langdon had the cameraman shoot him playing the baby. After it was screened, Langdon liked it so much he left it in.

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Connections

References The Gold Rush (1925)

User Reviews

Hilarious from First to Almost Last!

One of Harry Langdon's most enjoyable outings, this one gets into the plot straight away. The laughs start coming thick and fast as soon as he makes his dull-witted entrance, and they continue most heartily right up to the cyclone climax which, with all its mechanical contrivances, I thought the least funny in the movie. I feel Harry is at his best when he has minimal props to sustain him and is forced to rely heavily on his stop-and-start walk, his facial twitches and his hesitant to-and-froing to keep laughter at its height.

Langdon's style of comedic reacting needs excellent stooges and in this film he has two of the best in his entire career: Tom Murray who is beautifully set up for conflict right from the opening shot and is then brilliantly revealed not only as a ruthless landlord but as a stop-at-nothing competitor; and pushy Brooks Benedict who artfully manages one of Harry's funniest routines in the movie.

And then, of course, there's Joan Crawford. Admittedly, although she is the catalyst for Harry's cross-country sprint, she is not exactly treated as a star equal. In her key scene with Harry, her face is hidden by her cloche hat. But nonetheless, she's in there swinging.

Superbly enhanced by some of the most beautiful tints ever presented on the screen, this movie is a visual delight from first to last.