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Psychiatrist Dr. Ulrich Metz attempts to drive Daniel Brown to suicide.Psychiatrist Dr. Ulrich Metz attempts to drive Daniel Brown to suicide.Psychiatrist Dr. Ulrich Metz attempts to drive Daniel Brown to suicide.
Thomas J. Geraghty
- Self
- (as T.J.G.)
George Kuwa
- Elevator Operator
- (uncredited)
Babe London
- Switchboard Operator
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- Douglas Fairbanks(uncredited)
- Victor Fleming(uncredited)
- Thomas J. Geraghty
- All cast & crew
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Did you know
- TriviaDouglas Fairbanks flees his pursuers by entering a room and proceeds to run up a wall, across the ceiling, down the opposite wall, jump from walls to ceiling, etc.--a full 30 years before Fred Astaire did the same in Royal Wedding (1951).
- Crazy creditsLouis Weadon's name is handwritten.
- ConnectionsEdited from His Majesty, the American (1919)
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An entertaining but extremely unusual comedy
Daniel Boone Brown, who works for his uncle's investment firm, is the unwitting subject of a psychological experiment by an unscrupulous doctor. Brown has nightmares, phobias, and generally is a nervous wreck. He meets a girl and falls in love, but the town's Mayor, who is also a rat, becomes his romantic rival. Eventually, the doctor's real identity is revealed, Daniel grows a pair, and all ends happily.
Fairbanks is in good form, performing plenty of stunts, including one in slow motion. It is a bit jarring to see him play an insecure character, when one is used to seeing him acting with bravado and confidence. But there are some very funny scenes and plenty of clever photographic effects. The climax involves a flood, which is convincingly filmed. However, the sequence actually seems unnecessary to the plot, except to suggest the film's title and also Fairbanks' recovery from his insecurities.
This was the second film Fairbanks made under the "Big Four" banner (the forerunner of United Artists).
Fairbanks is in good form, performing plenty of stunts, including one in slow motion. It is a bit jarring to see him play an insecure character, when one is used to seeing him acting with bravado and confidence. But there are some very funny scenes and plenty of clever photographic effects. The climax involves a flood, which is convincingly filmed. However, the sequence actually seems unnecessary to the plot, except to suggest the film's title and also Fairbanks' recovery from his insecurities.
This was the second film Fairbanks made under the "Big Four" banner (the forerunner of United Artists).
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- scsu1975
- Nov 30, 2022
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- Also known as
- Pesadillas
- Filming locations
- Central Station, Fifth Street, Los Angeles, California, USA(Douglas climbs the façade of the station)
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- Runtime1 hour 25 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
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