Author Archive: Retro

While driving in town a husband almost runs over a tramp. Feeling sorry for him, the husband brings the man home with him to help him get back on his feet. The tramp soon pretty much takes over the whole house–and not only that, but he starts getting all of his tramp friends over to “visit”.

After the family leaves for a trip, Edgar rents out the apartment to a troublemaker who likes to throw wild parties.

When a new reformist mayor refuses to cave to corruption, his opponents plot terroristic reprisal. Their efforts go awry in very goofy ways (including some wild stunts). This rambunctious comedy from Mack Sennett’s Keystone Studios features his stars Charles Murray as a scheming campaign manager and Louise Fazenda as the the fiancee he unwisely scorns in favor of the mayor’s daughter. Initially released as BOMBS!, it is presented here in a retitled 1920 reissue print.

A day at the park starts out well when two couples enter a boat race, but things start going south when the boys lose their shirts and one of the girls loses her dress.

Edgar’s landlord wants to sell the house Edgar is renting. He has to come up with the money in two weeks or the landlord will sell it out from under him.

Edgar lets his brother-in-law borrow his car (mistake no.1), and soon gets a call from Brother that the car won’t start. Edgar borrow’s his neighbor’s car (mistake no.2) to go haul in his stranded vehicle, and immediately wrecks it. He then goes to buy a replacement car for his neighbor from “Miracle Sam – The Used Car Man” (mistakes no.3 through no.8) and drives off without insurance. Meanwhile…Brother has gotten Edgar’s car started, and anybody not anticipating the upcoming two-car wipeout collision between the cars driven by Edgar and Brother are watching their first Edgar Kennedy short.

Edgar learns that an old, rich, oil-man flame (Tom Kennedy) of his mother-in-law (Dot Farley) is coming to claim his bride. Meanwhile, his brother-in-law (Jack Rice) has bought an interest in an outboard motor that is supposed to run all day on a cupful of gas. The suitor says he will finance it if the test is a success. Edgar is accidently pulled into the lake with the motor and it works well, but the “rich” beau says he will finance it as soon as he can find somebody to finance the drilling of his first oil well.

In this picture you see Santa Claus enter the room from the fireplace and proceed to trim the tree. He then fills the stockings that were previously hung on the mantle by the children. After walking backward and surveying his work, he suddenly darts at the fireplace and disappears up the chimney. This film surprises everyone, and leaves them to wonder how old Kris disappears.