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Physical comedy drives this vehicle for then-famous clown Poodles Hanneford, part of a legendary British circus family. Already pushing forty but impeccably nimble, he plays suitor to beaute... Read allPhysical comedy drives this vehicle for then-famous clown Poodles Hanneford, part of a legendary British circus family. Already pushing forty but impeccably nimble, he plays suitor to beauteous, heavily daddy-guarded Betty (Betty Walsh) and the duo try their hardest to elope. Thi... Read allPhysical comedy drives this vehicle for then-famous clown Poodles Hanneford, part of a legendary British circus family. Already pushing forty but impeccably nimble, he plays suitor to beauteous, heavily daddy-guarded Betty (Betty Walsh) and the duo try their hardest to elope. This is an essentially plotless series of gags but they're good ones, well above the producin... Read all

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Poodles Hanneford

Freddie

Betty Walsh

Betty

Harry Martell

Plain Clothes Al

Roger Moore

Officer McNutt
(as Joe Young)

Tom Dempsey

Betty's Father

Julia Griffith

Woman Being Sat On
(uncredited)

Jack 'Tiny' Lipson

Heavy Man
(uncredited)

William McCall

Man Reading Paper
(uncredited)

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- Leslie Goodwins
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- Leslie Goodwins
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6planktonrules

Better than you'd expect from a guy named "Poodles".

This is one of three Poodles Hanneford shorts that is included with the DVD "Weiss-O-Rama"--a collection of shorts from various comics of the mid to late 1920s who worked for the Weiss Brothers. In general, the print quality is exceptional while the comedies themselves were from lesser stars of the day and weren't as funny as the output of rival studio, Hal Roach.

As far as Poodles Hanneford goes, he's hardly a household name today. Heck, I am very, very well-versed on silent comedy and I'd never heard of him before I got this DVD. Well, despite being unknown today, the short was very watchable and clever. Not great, but very good.

Hanneford wants to elope with his girlfriend, but her father is determined to stop them. So it's up to Poodles to use his mind to out-think him and get the girl by the end of the film. While the gags were mostly mildly funny at best, the overall effort is likable and worth a look.