This Chaplin short is something of an oddity in that, for much of the running time its static, set-bound action makes for a rather dull viewing experience before Chaplin opens up the action with an extended car chase that offers some great camera-work and interesting glimpses of the muddy streets of LA (presumably) circa. 1915. The story involves Edna Purviance's father planning to marry her off to a Count against both her wishes and those of her down-at-heel beau (Chaplin). There's less physical violence in this one which, together with a lengthy (and quite boring) sequence at a dinner table, slows the action considerably. While the picture picks up with the father's discovery of Chaplin's imitation of the Count, the bulk of the film is too slow to offer any worthwhile entertainment.
Review of A Jitney Elopement
