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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0024131/Things didn't go to plan, really. What was supposed to be a simple break to allow people to enjoy the holidays turned into a deterioration in my health from that old nemesis of mankind: dehydration. Yes, I, Paul Pain, the heart throb of millions, was in the ER yesterday for a few hours to eliminate all the other possible and typical familial conditions. Instead, at the end of the day, I simply hadn't been drinking enough.
Leon Errol, in HOLD YOUR TEMPER, hadn't been drinking enough either, it seems. That's a joke, folks. We have a real 1933 Columbia short on our hands, not one of the musical novelties for a change. Every actor you see in this short was, therefore, at Columbia before even these guys ->
This is also, as far as I can tell, the only Columbia short appearance of Charlie Hall. Yes, you read that right. Yes, that Charlie Hall.
Leon Errol does not look like a man in his 50s, and the beautiful 22 year old dish Dorothy Granger is his wife. Oh, what a pair they make though! The on-screen chemistry is great, and they enjoyed many years of playing husband-wife pairs until Errol's death in the 1950s. This short is but one example of their ability to work together. They make such a happy couple, don't they?
Yes, Leon is such a happy-go-lucky guy. He's always smiling; his wife is always smiling; his employees are always smiling. Then his day goes to hell in a handbasket with a series of events that increase with time until he loses his temper. Then he loses his temper on those around him; finally, the whole town is in outrage, it seems. Then, just as Leon regains his calm, happy state, it all comes around. It's no wonder he was such a staple of the industry for so long; the man has talent to spare!
This short is a good way to spend 15 or so minutes. I regret I haven't much to say because more time passed between my viewing and this review than I was planning, but I thoroughly enjoyed myself enough to consider pursuing more of Leon's work when we're done with what's presently available to us.