I agree with Homok on this one, not bad at all. Actually pretty good. True, it’s a domestic mix up again, but it also has a fast paced slapstick Sennett feel mixed in with it. It’s Del Lord directing, there’s a bunch of scenery changes and different scenarios to keep things visually interesting and this was all because it was made early enough when these Columbia shorts had something resembling a budget. Even the intros of this era, better music than “Mary Had a Little Lamb,” unique intro backgrounds to the films and in this case - something I’ve never even seen in a Stooge short, a classy supporting cast list.
Speaking of the supporting cast, very good here. This is classic exploding Bud Jamison and Arthur Houseman gets his drunk act here like he does so many other films. I think he works quite well with Clyde in his scene. I’m starting to notice Clyde as more of a straight man who is good when he has strong characters to work off of, like here. He does take some good falls earlier in the short, so he’s still got it for an old guy in his forties
. Geneva Mitchell too is fantastic and I really dug the car scene with her in the back and husband Jamison in the front.
A fine fast paced Del Lord short in the Columbia shorts salad days.