Charlie Chaplin escapes from prison as he steals a preacher's clothes. There is a $1000 reward for him. A couple of elopers mistake him for the real thing and try to get him to marry them before the arrival of the father. He gets on the train. When it arrives at the Texas town of Devil's Gulch, he tries to surrender to Sheriff Bryan. Only the town was expecting the arrival of reverend Pim and the sheriff assumes that Charlie was their reverend. It turns out that the real Pim is delayed a week. He fakes a sermon and then he is recognized by an old cell mate.
I didn't love the fake sermon or David and Goliath. Playing with the kid is loads of fun. That part is so reminiscent of 'The Kid' including having Edna Purviance around. The kid eating the frosting off the hat hit me hard on the funny bone. That's the part I love the best.
I didn't love the fake sermon or David and Goliath. Playing with the kid is loads of fun. That part is so reminiscent of 'The Kid' including having Edna Purviance around. The kid eating the frosting off the hat hit me hard on the funny bone. That's the part I love the best.