Pawnshop Politics

A quick, cheerful silent comedy of slapstick gags and neighborhood electioneering, easy to watch and gone before it wears out its welcome.

Directed by

Benjamin Stoloff

Genres

Comedy

Starring

Barbara Luddy, George Harris, Sidney Franklin

Overview

After several amusing gags, including one in which a tough character seems to be holding up the pawnshop but is only selling his gun, Abie sees Kitty Dolan, whose father is running for alderman, and it is love at first sight. A rival candidate makes trouble and plants a bomb in the shop but Abie turns the tables on him. Election day finds Dolan's followers too lazy to vote. Abie stirs them up by offering to lick them and then running to the polling place with the mob at his heels. Dolan wins and so does Abie.

How it feels

Brisk and fine in the background.

About

Love, politics, class

Content

Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.

Note

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

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