A young man impersonates his best friend, and in doing so upsets the decorum at a stuffy family gathering and falls in love. The arrival of a gang of hoodlums further disrupts the formalities, but our hero thwarts them and saves the day.
Acting
Fairbanks' athletic charisma invented the modern action hero.
Direction
Dwan's timing proves silent comedy needs no sound.
Practical Effects
Real furniture destruction before CGI made it safe.
Director
Allan Dwan
Douglas Fairbanks
Dick Remington
Wanda Hawley
Mary McCullough
Marjorie Daw
Marjorie Threadwell
Frank Campeau
Uncle Henry Burroughs
Katherine MacDonald
Georgiana Burroughs
Leslie Stuart
Reginald Burroughs
Ida Waterman
Aunt Agatha Burroughs
Margaret Landis
Olive Van Tassell
Gustav von Seyffertitz
Doctor (uncredited)
Charles Stevens
Gangster (uncredited)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Fairbanks performed most of his own stunts, including the chaotic fight sequence that reportedly required three identical sets of furniture.
This film captures the precise moment when American cinema shifted from theatrical melodrama to screen-native physical comedy.
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