Two gramophones, infinite beans, zero communication skills.
A farce in which a couple unwittingly save up money for the same thing. Without knowing it, a man and a woman both save up money for a gramophone. Buying beans earns many “savings points”, so both of them stock up on beans. At the end, the couple is left with an enormous amount of beans, and two gramophones.
Practical Effects
Absurd bean hoarding staged with genuine physical comedy.
Acting
Depp's escalating panic at bean mountain is timeless.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This captures 1918's 'savings stamp' craze — buying gramophones through grocery loyalty programs was actually a thing.
Elinor Field was 17 here, already a veteran of 40+ films. She retired at 21.
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