Caught Short

A gentle, chatty old-fashioned comedy of small jealousies and stock-market daydreams, pleasant and harmless but rarely laugh-out-loud.

Directed by

Charles Reisner

Genres

Comedy

Starring

Marie Dressler, Polly Moran, Anita Page

Tagline

Take a tip in the Happiness Market and win a Million in Laughs!

Overview

Landladies Polly Smith and Marie Jones, who operate boardinghouses on the same side of the street, are afflicted with numerous petty envies and jealousies but nevertheless are the best of friends. Polly invests in the stock market and begins to reap rewards, but she is unable to persuade Marie to use her life's savings to buy shares of American Cheese or Brazilian Bananas. Meanwhile, Marie's daughter, Genevieve, and Polly's son, William, just back from college, fall in love; but an argument between the ladies breaks up the romance; and smarting under Polly's patronizing manner, Marie plunges into the market herself and with the winnings is able to stage a society splurge at a fashionable resort.

How it feels

Light, whimsical, satirical and warm. Measured and easy to follow.

About

Friendship, greed, class, love

Content

Mild sexual content. No violence, gore or swearing.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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