Reviewers here do not seem to understand the historical significance of this film. This is the first film in history where a man's face gets mashed by a pie.
Think of the thousands of films and television shows where someone receives a pie in their face. All the great comedians of the 20th century received pies in the face from Mabel Normand and Chaplin to Lucille Ball and Woody Allen.
Of all the comedians of the 20th century, Ben Turpin was the very first to receive a pie. Admittedly it is pushed in his face and not thrown. However, it is the climax of the film. This indicates that Broncho Billy Anderson and Ben Turpin knew they had hit on someone good. They probably never realized how good. It was Mack Sennett who started to incorporate pie throwing in his films starting in 1913, four years later.
While the sexism of another age is offensive or amusing, the real historical value of bringing pies in the face to cinema makes this a unique and must-see part of cinema and comedy history.
All hail Ben Turpin and Broncho Billy Anderson for their amazing invention of this universally loved gag.