This is a good Buster Keaton short, but that is really about all. Part of this is due to the odd and very contrived storyline as well as the unlikable characters in the film.
Buster works in a candy store and within minutes, he accidentally attacks the mailman and must flea from the store for his life! A brick gets tossed through a window and Buster tries to make a getaway--during which time a letter from the postman's bag get stuck to Buster's shoe. A rather tough-looking lady sees this and grabs Buster and takes him to the judge. However, the judge only speaks Polish (huh?!) and instead of listening to her telling him about the window, he marries the two! Oddly, Buster goes along with this and they go home to her burly and nasty dad and brothers--who treat Buster pretty badly.
Later, one of the family finds the letter that stuck to Buster's shoe and they open it (the address and recipient info was totally obscured after having been walked on and having had taffy stick to it). It says that he's inherited a fortune--not realizing the "he" is not Buster but some stranger. So, they stop mistreating him and kiss up to him--hoping to get some of the loot! However, when they finally learn the truth, they try to beat him half to death--as if this is all Buster's fault! And, the last ten minutes or so of the film consists of a giant acrobatic chase as they try to capture him. Decent stuff, but certainly far from Buster's best due to the unlikable and less than inspired script. It has been rumored, by the way, that Buster liked this script because it was a swipe at his wife and in-laws, as he was having severe marital problems with his movie star wife and the family.
Buster works in a candy store and within minutes, he accidentally attacks the mailman and must flea from the store for his life! A brick gets tossed through a window and Buster tries to make a getaway--during which time a letter from the postman's bag get stuck to Buster's shoe. A rather tough-looking lady sees this and grabs Buster and takes him to the judge. However, the judge only speaks Polish (huh?!) and instead of listening to her telling him about the window, he marries the two! Oddly, Buster goes along with this and they go home to her burly and nasty dad and brothers--who treat Buster pretty badly.
Later, one of the family finds the letter that stuck to Buster's shoe and they open it (the address and recipient info was totally obscured after having been walked on and having had taffy stick to it). It says that he's inherited a fortune--not realizing the "he" is not Buster but some stranger. So, they stop mistreating him and kiss up to him--hoping to get some of the loot! However, when they finally learn the truth, they try to beat him half to death--as if this is all Buster's fault! And, the last ten minutes or so of the film consists of a giant acrobatic chase as they try to capture him. Decent stuff, but certainly far from Buster's best due to the unlikable and less than inspired script. It has been rumored, by the way, that Buster liked this script because it was a swipe at his wife and in-laws, as he was having severe marital problems with his movie star wife and the family.