Mary Pickford didn't do much slapstick as far as I can tell in her early Biographs with D. W. Griffith. Here she is terrific having car accidents, wheel-barrow accidents and boat accidents as she tries to elope with boyfriend Billy Quirk.
Notice the distinction between the outdoor and indoor scenes. The indoor scenes put you in a front row seat watching a stage play. The viewer is always conscience of watching a play. The outdoor scenes jerks the viewer into a real rural landscape with the cars, wheelbarrows and boat as wonderful props. These outdoor scenes feel more like a dream. These two quite different realities add depth to the action and story.
It is wonderful to see Max Sennett playing his yokel character that he played in so many of his own Keystone comedies starting in around 1912.
This is a must-see for fans of silent film comedy.
Notice the distinction between the outdoor and indoor scenes. The indoor scenes put you in a front row seat watching a stage play. The viewer is always conscience of watching a play. The outdoor scenes jerks the viewer into a real rural landscape with the cars, wheelbarrows and boat as wonderful props. These outdoor scenes feel more like a dream. These two quite different realities add depth to the action and story.
It is wonderful to see Max Sennett playing his yokel character that he played in so many of his own Keystone comedies starting in around 1912.
This is a must-see for fans of silent film comedy.