For some unexplained reason, sales of waffle irons have plummeted. Evelyn Foster, president of the Magic Circle Waffle Iron Company, and Richard Wright, president of the Four Square Waffle Iron Company, decide to merge their companies and get married as well. When Richard insists that the new company make square waffle irons rather than round ones, Evelyn calls off the marriage and the company merger. Richard meets a Hindu yogi, who helps him win Evelyn back.
Acting
Benny Rubin's yogi steals every second he's on screen.
Writing
Square vs. round waffle irons as dealbreaker is cinema.
Director
Felix E. Feist
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This short exemplifies 1930s Hollywood's casual exoticism, casting Jewish comedian Benny Rubin in brownface as a mystical Hindu sage.
Maurice Costello was a silent film star whose career collapsed due to scandal; this uncredited bit part was late-career desperation work.
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