This is a fairly decent pairing of Fatty Arbuckle with Buster Keaton--and the second to last time they appeared together on film. This is a rural comedy set around Fatty's general store/post office. Most of the film's more interesting moments occur when we see the mail being delivered and this is an odd film because usually Fatty's nemesis in these films is Al St. John, but this time it is the evil constable, played by Jackie Coogan, Sr. Here is the problem with the script--Buster catches Coogan going through the mail and stealing money from an envelope. However, he says nothing until the very end of the film. And, I say why did he wait? Oh, well. There's little that is particularly great or bad about the film--and a lot of the material seems very familiar.
Review of The Hayseed
