A feud between the Owens and the Gillettes ends when the last remaining Gillette is killed, but new trouble erupts for the mountain folk with the arrival of a U.S. revenue agent and his assistant.
Acting
Keaton's deadpan emerging under Arbuckle's tutelage.
Stunts
Precarious cliffside gags that'll give you vertigo.
Practical Effects
Exploding stills and flying fists, all practical effects.
Director
Roscoe Arbuckle
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was one of Keaton's earliest appearances; Arbuckle was mentoring him before Keaton shipped to France with the Army.
Prohibition wouldn't start until 1920, but revenue agents chasing moonshiners was already comedy gold—audiences loved mocking federal authority.
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