About the most interesting thing about this film is that it was directed by Stan Laurel and features Oliver Hardy a year before they clicked as a team. Aside from that that, it's a reasonably amiable silent comedy starring Andy Cook as a stupid cook for a group of men working on a bridge. Hardy, the leader of the group, confronts Cook because his meals are so bad and he demands that the meals improve or he'll be fired. So Andy goes about trying to fix them trout and rabbit for dinner with disastrous results. The worst part of it is that he catches a skunk and is so dumb he thinks it's rabbit--not a terribly funny situation. Then the next morning, in a contrived bit, some stranger dumps gun powder in the pancake batter and Cook makes exploding flap jacks. This is also pretty stupid, but somehow also funny as the the special effects made this gag actually work.
That's really about it--nothing special but you do get a few laughs and see that Laurel actually did a pretty decent job directing. Having Laurel direct, by the way, was not unusual. Many of the comedy stars from Hal Roach Studios directed in addition to acting. The most famous of these was Charley Chase, who using his real name "Charles Parrot" directed dozens of films.
That's really about it--nothing special but you do get a few laughs and see that Laurel actually did a pretty decent job directing. Having Laurel direct, by the way, was not unusual. Many of the comedy stars from Hal Roach Studios directed in addition to acting. The most famous of these was Charley Chase, who using his real name "Charles Parrot" directed dozens of films.