I remember Bobby Clark from TV in the 50's, maybe the Ed Sullivan Show, and I thought he was amusing. Never saw one of his shorts until now, and he was really funny, a cross between Harpo and Jerry Lewis. He has the same manic style of humor complete with a horn under his coat. Had never seen McCullough and he was more of a straight man.
The plot is fittingly outlandish. A man plans a trip to Atlantic City but tells his wife he is going hunting in the woods with a friend. Naturally, his wife gets invited to A. C. by her friend in the same hotel and there is a frantically paced scene of hall doors closing with people switching rooms. It's been done before but here the effect is very fast and funny. Side-splitting would be a good adjective.
See it if you can. I saw it at Capitolfest, Rome, N. Y. 8/23, Library of Congress print.
******** 8/10. Website no longer prints my star ratings.
The plot is fittingly outlandish. A man plans a trip to Atlantic City but tells his wife he is going hunting in the woods with a friend. Naturally, his wife gets invited to A. C. by her friend in the same hotel and there is a frantically paced scene of hall doors closing with people switching rooms. It's been done before but here the effect is very fast and funny. Side-splitting would be a good adjective.
See it if you can. I saw it at Capitolfest, Rome, N. Y. 8/23, Library of Congress print.
******** 8/10. Website no longer prints my star ratings.