While I'll quickly admit that some of the gags in "Rush Orders" don't work, the overall film is cute and worth seeing...particularly if you are like me, a Snub Pollard fan.
There's isn't a ton of plot here. Mostly, it consists of Snub the moocher trying to trick a local restaurant into giving him food. And, when he's not trying this, he's outright stealing customers' food! In the end, however, Snub does the proprietress good and helps her...which is a bit unexpected.
Oddly, although cute little 'Sunshine Sammy' Morrison co-stars, he really isn't given much to do...and this is a loss since usually there's great chemistry between Pollard and this cute child actor (who also starred in many Our Gang comedies). And, a few of the jokes fall flat...such as the flame under the chair scene which doesn't make sense. The same could be said about the exploding pancakes...it really doesn't make much sense.
Despite these problems, the film has a few cute moments and it's hard not to enjoy this short. Clever, at times, flat at others...but overall worth seeing.
There's isn't a ton of plot here. Mostly, it consists of Snub the moocher trying to trick a local restaurant into giving him food. And, when he's not trying this, he's outright stealing customers' food! In the end, however, Snub does the proprietress good and helps her...which is a bit unexpected.
Oddly, although cute little 'Sunshine Sammy' Morrison co-stars, he really isn't given much to do...and this is a loss since usually there's great chemistry between Pollard and this cute child actor (who also starred in many Our Gang comedies). And, a few of the jokes fall flat...such as the flame under the chair scene which doesn't make sense. The same could be said about the exploding pancakes...it really doesn't make much sense.
Despite these problems, the film has a few cute moments and it's hard not to enjoy this short. Clever, at times, flat at others...but overall worth seeing.
