Harpo played the hero, a detective named Watson who "made his entrance in a high hat, sliding down a coal chute into the basement". Groucho played an "old movie" villain, who "sported a long moustache and was clad in black", while Chico was probably his "chuckling [Italian] henchman". Zeppo portrayed a playboy who was the owner of a nightclub in which most of the action took place, including "a cabaret, [which allowed] the inclusion of a dance number". The final shot showed Groucho "in ball and chain, trudging slowly off into the gloaming". Harpo, in a rare moment of romantic glory, gets the girl in the end. This film is lost.
Acting
Harpo as romantic lead — the timeline that got away.
Costume
Groucho's villain 'stache deserves its own museum wing.
Director
Richard Smith
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Only production stills and a 24-minute runtime survive — not a single frame of footage.
This ghost film represents everything streaming can't save: physical media that literally dissolved.
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