A pretty harem girl is rescued by a U. S. Navy officer. Whilst fleeing from the guards the girl takes refuge in the rooms of the notorious Rodney St. Clair, an erring Knight, who is proud of his long list of feminine conquests. But the Navy officer again comes to her rescue, and Sir Rodney is left to marry the harem's fattest woman after she puts a love potion in his drink.
Acting
Ben Turpin's cross-eyed conquest bragging is peak physical comedy.
Costume
Rodney's knight armor vs. harem silks = visual gag gold.
Director
Edward F. Cline
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Gilbert Pratt and Edward F. Cline co-directed; Cline later worked with Buster Keaton on 'Our Hospitality.'
Part of the 1920s 'harem comedy' subgenre now mostly lost or forgotten—this rare surviving print shows how Hollywood exoticized Middle Eastern settings for cheap laughs.
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