Don't Give Up

Buster West breezes into town, offends a couple of girls, and shows up at the DA's office -- the District Attorney is played by his father, John West -- hoping to be an investigator. He is assigned to trail a gangster's moll, but naturally mistakes Carol Wines, the DA's daughter for her. Some vigorous and funny situations ensue, amidst the not-so-funny snappy patter.

Director William H. Watson started out as an editor at Keystone before becoming a comedy director about 1918. He served in that role, mostly in the shorts, through the end of the 1930s, although his career stretched out a few years beyond that. He died in 1967, aged 71.