I'm a big Langdon fan, but this is a very weak entry. It starts off promising with Harry in trouble with the wife and a set up for some role reversal gags. - Then it falls apart. The tone suddenly shifts gears with Harry trying to kill himself. Apparently there was an edit made at one point because suddenly the house is a mess without explanation. They mention other suicide attempts made, but the only glimpse we get of these is a broken noose dangling from Harry's neck.
The most painful part of the movie comes when his wife comes home, finds the suicide note, and believes Harry to be dead. She begins to seriously sob at the tragedy...then her eye makeup runs. This is supposed to be funny but you just can't laugh at a woman sobbing because her husband is dead. We're left with a very disturbing image of the actress crying. A painful scene to watch.
After this the movie shifts gears again with a completely out of place golf outing. Out of place and almost a short in itself. This part might have worked better if it had been in the first half of the movie, but not at the end. As structured we go from suicide to golf, with the golf scene oddly becoming the climax of the movie.
For a 63 minute movie I liked the first 20 minutes, was very uncomfortable with the next 20 minutes, and bored out of my mind the last 20 minutes. - I still like Harry Langdon, but this one is a dud.
The most painful part of the movie comes when his wife comes home, finds the suicide note, and believes Harry to be dead. She begins to seriously sob at the tragedy...then her eye makeup runs. This is supposed to be funny but you just can't laugh at a woman sobbing because her husband is dead. We're left with a very disturbing image of the actress crying. A painful scene to watch.
After this the movie shifts gears again with a completely out of place golf outing. Out of place and almost a short in itself. This part might have worked better if it had been in the first half of the movie, but not at the end. As structured we go from suicide to golf, with the golf scene oddly becoming the climax of the movie.
For a 63 minute movie I liked the first 20 minutes, was very uncomfortable with the next 20 minutes, and bored out of my mind the last 20 minutes. - I still like Harry Langdon, but this one is a dud.