Two romantic rivals play a game of pool for the hand of their lady love. W.C. Field's debut film.
Acting
Fields' debut already shows his iconic deadpan timing.
Practical Effects
Absurd pool trick gags with 1915 tech.
Director
Edwin Middleton
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Fields was already a famous vaudeville juggler when he made this; the pool tricks borrowed from his stage act.
This was shot in Fort Lee, New Jersey—Hollywood's rival before the industry migrated west in the 1920s.
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