Clark & McCullough are an acquired taste. In other words, they aren't very good but if you watch enough of their shorts you'll find a few that are pretty enjoyable! Their antics were much like those the Three Stooges would soon begin doing at Columbia in 1934....but more frantic and nonsensical.
When the story begins, some rich guy is having back trouble and he phones for a masseur. Unfortunately, he instead gets Bobby Clark who pretends to be a therapist. Soon, Clark & McCullough arrive at the guy's office for the massage but instead of helping him, they nearly kill him....and the rich guy ends up chasing them away from the place.
At about the same time, the man's wife is trying to organize a party and wants a professional magician to come and entertain her guests. And, once again, she ends up getting Clark who agrees to do his act...though he knows about as much about magic as he does about massages.
They arrive at the party and act, as you'd expect, rather boorish but the guests think it's all rather funny. The injured husband isn't at the party due to his bad back but after learning that Clark destroyed his tophat and jacket, he goes to investigate....and finds the pair who nearly killed him earlier that day.
The film is fast and frenetic as opposed to being particularly funny or subtle. It's all pretty lowbrow and if you like seeing them act like buffoon and annoy a rich guy, then this picture is for you. Otherwise, it's watchable but little more.
When the story begins, some rich guy is having back trouble and he phones for a masseur. Unfortunately, he instead gets Bobby Clark who pretends to be a therapist. Soon, Clark & McCullough arrive at the guy's office for the massage but instead of helping him, they nearly kill him....and the rich guy ends up chasing them away from the place.
At about the same time, the man's wife is trying to organize a party and wants a professional magician to come and entertain her guests. And, once again, she ends up getting Clark who agrees to do his act...though he knows about as much about magic as he does about massages.
They arrive at the party and act, as you'd expect, rather boorish but the guests think it's all rather funny. The injured husband isn't at the party due to his bad back but after learning that Clark destroyed his tophat and jacket, he goes to investigate....and finds the pair who nearly killed him earlier that day.
The film is fast and frenetic as opposed to being particularly funny or subtle. It's all pretty lowbrow and if you like seeing them act like buffoon and annoy a rich guy, then this picture is for you. Otherwise, it's watchable but little more.
