After a dastardly villain steals milk from a baby, he tries to put the heroine through a laundry press.After a dastardly villain steals milk from a baby, he tries to put the heroine through a laundry press.After a dastardly villain steals milk from a baby, he tries to put the heroine through a laundry press.
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Dan Albert
- Laundry Worker
- (uncredited)
Jimmy Bryant
- Man in Straw Hat
- (uncredited)
Helen Carlyle
- Laundry Worker
- (uncredited)
Glen Cavender
- Man with Box
- (uncredited)
Bobby Dunn
- Cop
- (uncredited)
Grover Ligon
- Laundry Worker
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Ford Sterling(uncredited)
- Writer
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Decent and watchable...but not an especially outstanding Keystone offering
I found this short film on a DVD from Alpha Video. And, like most of Alpha's silent films, this one is in pretty bad shape--very dark and very grainy. It stars Ford Sterling--a comic who is pretty much forgotten today, though a few might remember him as the chief of the Keystone Kops.
"A Desperate Scoundrel" begins with Ford being chased from the park when he's caught trying to steal milk from a baby! He then directs his larcenous talents towards a laundry. After stealing a wad of cash, the owner eventually realizes what has happened and the chase is on--much like you'd expect in a Keystone film. It's all fun but not especially outstanding--and pretty typical of the studio's work with LOTS of action and a lot of zany sight gags.
By the way, the lady in the film is Minta Durfee--the real-life wife of Fatty Arbuckle at the time this film was made.
UPDATE--I just saw this short again--this time on Turner Classic Movies. The entire early segment involving stealing from a baby is missing, as there are apparently multiple versions of this film--all due to the film being sliced apart by various film distributors.
"A Desperate Scoundrel" begins with Ford being chased from the park when he's caught trying to steal milk from a baby! He then directs his larcenous talents towards a laundry. After stealing a wad of cash, the owner eventually realizes what has happened and the chase is on--much like you'd expect in a Keystone film. It's all fun but not especially outstanding--and pretty typical of the studio's work with LOTS of action and a lot of zany sight gags.
By the way, the lady in the film is Minta Durfee--the real-life wife of Fatty Arbuckle at the time this film was made.
UPDATE--I just saw this short again--this time on Turner Classic Movies. The entire early segment involving stealing from a baby is missing, as there are apparently multiple versions of this film--all due to the film being sliced apart by various film distributors.
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- planktonrules
- Jun 20, 2011
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- Runtime18 minutes
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- 1.33 : 1
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