In 1929, the Al Christie unit with Paramount Studios did something most unusual...they made about a half dozen comedy shorts starring all-black casts. And, instead of the usual black characters in mainstream studio films, the people in these shorts did NOT play maids nor idiots. They were most atypical of the era and sadly the films are pretty much forgotten today. Fortunately, a few are posted on YouTube...including this one.
The casts to these shorts used most of the same actors....just playing different characters. One of the black actors, Spence Williams, had a very long career as an actor, director and writer. And, in the 1950s he gained fame playing Andy on "Amos 'n Andy" on television.
In this one, the chauffeur is in love with a rich man's daughter. How can he possibly get the old man to let him marry her? Well, by trickery and deception, of course!
The film is enjoyable and worth seeing. Not a brilliant film by any stretch but an unusual and important one historically speaking.
