This film starred Stan Laurel before he was paired up with Oliver Hardy. Most of these pre-Hardy films I have seen were pretty mediocre and this is definitely the case with this film.
Stan is an obnoxious drunk in a restaurant with live entertainment. Again and again, Stan annoys the performers and fellow diners. The owner happens to be an ex-boxing champ and hits Stan. The black eye miraculously appears instantly and then disappears completely only a minute later--a pretty sloppy sequence indeed. Eventually, the owner slugs Laurel again after he pays the owner's wife. Before slugging him, though, he stuffs a business card in Stan's coat and tells him "see me if you'd ever like some boxing lessons".
Well, he's bodily thrown out this time and wanders about the neighborhood. A nice cop finds him and sees the card with the ex-boxer's address and assumes that's where Stan lives. So, he escorts him to his apartment. Stan goes to bed--only to be awakened by the angry owner of the restaurant.
The film has a few decent laughs, but overall is pretty forgettable. An interesting curio and a time-passer.
Stan is an obnoxious drunk in a restaurant with live entertainment. Again and again, Stan annoys the performers and fellow diners. The owner happens to be an ex-boxing champ and hits Stan. The black eye miraculously appears instantly and then disappears completely only a minute later--a pretty sloppy sequence indeed. Eventually, the owner slugs Laurel again after he pays the owner's wife. Before slugging him, though, he stuffs a business card in Stan's coat and tells him "see me if you'd ever like some boxing lessons".
Well, he's bodily thrown out this time and wanders about the neighborhood. A nice cop finds him and sees the card with the ex-boxer's address and assumes that's where Stan lives. So, he escorts him to his apartment. Stan goes to bed--only to be awakened by the angry owner of the restaurant.
The film has a few decent laughs, but overall is pretty forgettable. An interesting curio and a time-passer.