White Gold with Comedy Shorts

Mighty Like a Moose (Leo McCarey, U.S. 1926), with Charley Chase:"Brilliant (and the word is not used loosely)." Putting Pants on Philip(Clyde Bruckman, U.S., 1927), with Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy: "One oftheir best-and least typical. It has a carefree, spontaneous look for all itsmethodical construction. Much of it takes place in the bright, sunny streets ofCulver City right outside the MGM studios." Don't Tell Everything (LeoMcCarey, U.S., 1927): "Usually the ethnicity in Max Davidson's comedies wasrestricted to his mannerisms and to phraseology in the titles. Here we have anall-out and totally politically incorrect onslaught on Jewish stereotypicalbehavior, as Max seeks to snare a rich widow and in order to do so must deny theexistence of his obnoxious son. It's outrageous and near-surrealistic, and one ofMax's very best comedies."-William K. Everson

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