A Great Depression theme underscores this two-reeler as the comedians, playing as sufferers of the general economic malaise, are on the road with little to their names other than a frazzled 1911 Ford jalopy and, after losing their shelter and provisions during the opening scene, the luckless pair begs for food at a house where the owner, played by matronly silent film player Mary Carr, takes pity upon them, serving a substantial lunch; while dining, they overhear dialogue from an amateur theatrical that is being rehearsed in the salon of their hostess, with subsequent events stemming from their eavesdropping, in a short feature that lacks the freshness of comedic execution that marks the best Laurel and Hardy works, although early career appearances of Billy Gilbert and Dorothy Granger are in evidence from among the cast.
Review of One Good Turn
