A pickle salesman finds himself in the middle of a South American revolution, impersonating a rebel general and falling for the general's daughter.
Acting
Johnny Hines' elastic face does what dialogue never could.
Practical Effects
Genuine South American location shooting — rare for 1925.
Editing
Tight 67 minutes with zero fat, just gags.
Director
Charles Hines
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot on location in Cuba during political unrest — the crew literally filmed amid real revolutions. Method directing before it was cool.
Johnny Hines was so popular he had his own production unit at First National. This was his baby, and it shows.
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