Harry is made the temporary stationmaster in a small town.Harry is made the temporary stationmaster in a small town.Harry is made the temporary stationmaster in a small town.
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Judith Barrett
- Nancy
- (as Nancy Dover)
Billy Engle
- Assistant
- (uncredited)
Edgar Kennedy
- Station Master Kennedy
- (uncredited)
Gus Leonard
- Uncle
- (uncredited)
Bob Minford
- Messenger
- (uncredited)
Iris Nicholson
- Dancing Girl
- (uncredited)
Bob O'Connor
- O'Conor, Violinist
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writer
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Twas A Dark and Stormy Night
Harry Langdon brought his silent screen personae intact to the Roach studio for the 8 talkie shorts he made there. What he added was a rambling, incoherent style of speaking that constantly muddles his every thought. When Edgar Kennedy instructs Harry on the intricacies of running the train station we know that as Harry nods and listens that not a word is comprehending his brain. Throughout the rest of the short whenever anyone asks him anything he replies with a jumbled response to what Kennedy had told him earlier.
The unrelenting rain and darkness of THE HEAD GUY creates a perfect atmosphere to showcase Langdon's otherworldly character. While passengers scamper out of the downpour into the refuge of the station house Harry continually wanders in and out of the rain barely noticing any discomfort. When inside he is still treated as a cipher. A dance troop practices while Harry crawls on the floor practically underneath them and no one notices. There is a charming moment when Harry joins the dance line and reveals his vaudeville training but it is all too brief. And once again Harry attempts to pull a gun on someone and has the same amount of success with it as when he tried it in LONG PANTS (27).
The unrelenting rain and darkness of THE HEAD GUY creates a perfect atmosphere to showcase Langdon's otherworldly character. While passengers scamper out of the downpour into the refuge of the station house Harry continually wanders in and out of the rain barely noticing any discomfort. When inside he is still treated as a cipher. A dance troop practices while Harry crawls on the floor practically underneath them and no one notices. There is a charming moment when Harry joins the dance line and reveals his vaudeville training but it is all too brief. And once again Harry attempts to pull a gun on someone and has the same amount of success with it as when he tried it in LONG PANTS (27).
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- lowbrowstudios
- Jan 18, 2011
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- Runtime22 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.20 : 1
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