Geno's House of Films posts a lot of obscure and unusual old films on YouTube and one of their strangest posts is "Wedding Belles". Why is it so unusual? Well, for several reasons. First, although it's credited as a film from 1931, it is actually from 1934 and Geno explains the mistake in the prologue to the film. Second, it's apparently the actual only copy of the short...and, sadly, it's been chopped to pieces and no complete version exists. Third, it's the final film of Lloyd Hamilton, a comic who drank himself to death the following year...and he looks pretty sickly in this film. These things make it a tough film to watch for his fans.
The story is set on a cruise ship but the plot is mostly missing due to the editing by some unknown persons. Hamilton is aboard and keeps getting into trouble...most of which seems pretty contrived and unfunny. A final marriage scene seems to come from out of no where and the film ends.
This is a very sad final film for a man who could be very funny. Here, he's not especially funny and also appears sick and much older than 43. He even looks as if he's wearing a lot of makeup and lipstick to try to hide his ill health.
The story is set on a cruise ship but the plot is mostly missing due to the editing by some unknown persons. Hamilton is aboard and keeps getting into trouble...most of which seems pretty contrived and unfunny. A final marriage scene seems to come from out of no where and the film ends.
This is a very sad final film for a man who could be very funny. Here, he's not especially funny and also appears sick and much older than 43. He even looks as if he's wearing a lot of makeup and lipstick to try to hide his ill health.
