
A young New Yorker is the bane of his Christian parent's existence because of his constant carousing and partying at all hours. As such, his father decides to send the young man to live at ranch of his uncle in Piute Pass in the wild west to get him away from the New York temptations that lead to this unwanted behavior. Before he even gets to the ranch, the young man gets into one misadventure after another using his New York sensibilities in Piute Pass. His primary misadvent... (Full plot summary below)
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A young New Yorker is the bane of his Christian parent's existence because of his constant carousing and partying at all hours. As such, his father decides to send the young man to live at ranch of his uncle in Piute Pass in the wild west to get him away from the New York temptations that lead to this unwanted behavior. Before he even gets to the ranch, the young man gets into one misadventure after another using his New York sensibilities in Piute Pass. His primary misadventure involves a sweet young ingénue, the two who fall for each other at first sight. Her father is being held captive by "Tiger Lip" Tompkins, who owns half the county and bullies the rest with his band called the Masked Angels. The ransom is her womanly favors to him. The young man tries to help free the father so that the young man and the ingénue can live happily ever after together, which does not sit well with Tiger Lip and the Masked Angels.
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| User ReviewAj VI really liked this short comedy, the gags are very inventive, and the story is really good. If you like silent comedies, you should see this one. |
| User ReviewJonathan Sery charming Harold Lloyd short in which he plays a dorky eastern socialite who gets sent to a ranch in the west. The gags all work well, and it climaxes in a bizarre and odd sequence where Lloyd is chased around town by a KKK-like mob of white sheet wearing men. The ending where he gets the girl by drawing a ring on her finger is amusing |
| User ReviewGregory Wgood another winner from the genius that is harold llyod |
| User ReviewGaston PI don't want to get in a rut of comparing Lloyd to Keaton, but this immediately brought Go West to mind. Lloyd's western spoof came first, and it's funnier too. Harold running back into the saloon only to face a dozen guns pointed at him made me laugh, and it's something I've seen copied in probably a dozen cartoons. The speed (and ease) with which he wins over the girl has to be some kind of record. |
| User ReviewSimon DNot particularly funny but I think people watch Harold Lloyd for his stunts. I'm not put off the dvd set just yet but I think it might get a bit monotonous. |