Hoboken to Hollywood

Hoboken To Hollywood is fun Mack Sennett comedy directed by Del Lord. The movie starts with Billy Bevan, his wife, and his mother planning to drive to California for his new job. They run into a pair of newlyweds (Vernon Dent and Thelma Hill) who are having car trouble. Since they are all going to California Billy suggest they go together. There are plenty of gags with the cars including a sequence where they try and fail to go up a steep hill. When they stumble on some bones in the desert they mistakenly think they are under an Indian attack. The group finally reaches California but they get drenched by a rain storm and their car gets stuck in the mud. Billy Bevan gives a wonderful comedic performance - he does a lot of running, gets shot with arrows, and falls into the mud. Thelma Hill also gives a terrific animated performance. She gets angry and scared and doesn't mind getting dirty. Thelma is a great actress and it's a shame that she didn't become a bigger star. Hoboken To Hollywood is one of my favorite Sennett shorts. There are lots of laughs and some fabulous performances.