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Forty Winks (1925)

Forty Winks poster
Directed by
Paul Iribe
Genre
silent film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 10m
Rated
NR
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A silent comedy about a man who gets into a series of mishaps and misunderstandings. It follows his attempts to navigate a chaotic situation involving a stolen fortune.

lightheartedplayfulbriskcomedicwhimsicalfast-pacedslapstickenergetic

What happens

Forty Winks is a lost 1925 American silent comedy film directed by Paul Iribe and Frank Urson and written by Bertram Millhauser. The film stars Raymond Griffith, Theodore Roberts, Cyril Chadwick, William Boyd, and Anna May Wong. The film was released on February 2, 1925, by Paramount Pictures. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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