In the 1910s, Lloyd Hamilton and Bud Duncan co-starred in a string of comedy shorts. The films were modestly successful, though apparently the pair hated each other....and in the 1920s, Lloyd became a solo act. As for the tiny Duncan, his roles were fewer and farther between.
In this story, Hamilton and Duncan go to work as auto mechanics....even though they know nothing about car repairs. Despite this, a lot of the short has to do with car salesmen and customers and when Duncan and Hamilton are in scenes, it mostly consists of slapstick...such as throwing things, pratfalls and the like. As a result, there isn't a lot of depth to it and the laughs are pretty forced.
Is this a bad film? No...for 1914 it's decent. But it's also not all that good either and you might be better off seeing some of Hamilton's solo work...it's just better than the films I've seen that he made with Duncan.
In this story, Hamilton and Duncan go to work as auto mechanics....even though they know nothing about car repairs. Despite this, a lot of the short has to do with car salesmen and customers and when Duncan and Hamilton are in scenes, it mostly consists of slapstick...such as throwing things, pratfalls and the like. As a result, there isn't a lot of depth to it and the laughs are pretty forced.
Is this a bad film? No...for 1914 it's decent. But it's also not all that good either and you might be better off seeing some of Hamilton's solo work...it's just better than the films I've seen that he made with Duncan.
