... and my rating is for people who enjoy early talkie precode stuff that also borders on the bizarre.
This film utterly satirizes film - in this case, Western films - that would have been made circa 1909 - only there's sound and it's 1929. It isn't played 'broadly' - that word doesn't begin to answer the description of the actors. No, Nell (Louise Fazenda) and her brood of manly men play this thing out of this world... AND - this is Pre-Code...If one looks (and you may have to look) you'll see and hear things that go by so fast you could miss them, but if you really were listening and watching - well, you just won't believe they actually did it on camera, especially Louise Fazenda. She's an absolute hoot. But the guy who steals even her scenes - that's Harry Woods, an actor who played enough bad guys in his time, especially Western bad guys. Well, here he has an haute couture mustache that he actually curls and winds before he makes his next statement.
If one watches this thinking that it's on the level, that person will come away flabbergasted and disgusted by the script and the acting. If, on the other hand, you take it with a grain of salt and understand what the intent was, you'll be amazed and very satisfied with this rare find. That's what I say, too. Simply off the wall and well worth the watch.
