Buster agrees to pose as a murderer to throw off the police while his room mate, a reporter, searches for the real killer.
Acting
Keaton's stone-faced panic is masterclass silent-era technique.
Editing
Rapid-fire gags compressed into tight 18-minute runtime.
Director
Charles Lamont
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was one of several Educational Pictures shorts Keaton made after losing creative control at MGM, marking his fall from feature-length stardom.
The title's slang meaning shifted dramatically by the 1950s—modern audiences often do double-takes at this 'family comedy' name.
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