After he dropped out as a Chaplin imitator, Billy West floundered a lot. He continued to make very funny comedies -- this is one of them -- but he lacked much of a personality. In this one, we have a perfectly timed series of gags about what happens when the very popular Bill returns to town. Who he is and what differentiates him, except for his lack of make-up, from a white-faced clown, we don't know.
There were ways around this: Harold Lloyd simply turned back to single-reelers with a weekly schedule until he could figure out who his Glasses character was. But by the time Billy West tried to become his own man, there was too much competition.
There were ways around this: Harold Lloyd simply turned back to single-reelers with a weekly schedule until he could figure out who his Glasses character was. But by the time Billy West tried to become his own man, there was too much competition.
