18 minutes of chaotic 1921 energy: oil money, social climbers, and golf cart disasters.
Acting
Ben Turpin's crossed eyes steal every frame.
Practical Effects
Golf course chase sequences with actual 1921 golf carts.
Director
Roy Del Ruth
Ben Turpin
Luke Larson the Oil Magnate
Phyllis Haver
The Modest Maid
Billy Bevan
The Nosey Butler
Harriet Hammond
The Marriageable Daughter
Dot Farley
The Ambitious Mother
Bud Ross
The Nearly Bankrupt Father (as Budd Ross)
John J. Richardson
The Fortune Hunter (as Jack Richardson)
Louise Fazenda
The Golfer
Kalla Pasha
The Chef
George O'Hara
The Chauffeur
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Roy Del Ruth later directed classic Hollywood musicals; this was his slapstick apprenticeship.
The 'marry rich' trope peaked here—post-WWI America was obsessed with oil fortunes and social mobility.
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