Watch SAPPY BIRTHDAY here:
https://archive.org/details/SappyBirthdayIMDB:
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0167389/Once again, we get an Andy Clyde short that showcases some gags not really seen elsewhere in the Columbia shorts. This week we're back to a domestic comedy that involves in of my least favorite actors in all of Columbia pictures: Matt McHugh.
The first scene mostly showcases Clyde's versatility for slapstick. He gets caught in a blind and then has a long extraction, then he gets mutilated in the closet, and finally he gets tangled in his own coat. The entire sequence is quite pleasant and sets a good stage.
Enter Matt McHugh.
Matt McHugh perhaps was just perfect for this role, though, as he always seems to play characters you wish would die. The next two thirds of the short revolve around Matt, as Andy's brother-in-law, tormenting. First, he screws Andy out of money, then he causes trouble when they're trying to load the car to leave for a picnic. All this happens while the cop next door, played by Vernon Dent, is trying to sleep after working the graveyard shift. It's non-stop chaos throughout though as Andy's torments get bigger and badder. The ending was a shocker for sure, and even Vernon Dent seems horrified by what has transpired. It was nicely satisfying though.
The quality on this one is especially poor, and it makes it difficult to accurately assess at least 50% of this film. Consider yourselves warned. As a result, I cannot give this short a rating, but it would be a 7 or 8 I think.