Chaplin's got competition — and this imitator brought his own chaos.
Practical Effects
Pre-CGI stunts that actually risked real broken bones.
Acting
Dunn's eyebrows deserve their own billing.
Director
Eddie Lyons
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Bobby Dunn was part of a wave of 'Chaplin imitators' in the early 1920s — studios literally hired lookalikes to cash in on Charlie's fame before copyright protected character types.
Director Eddie Lyons and Dunn were frequent collaborators in two-reel comedies; most of their work is considered lost, making this surviving print a minor miracle.
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