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Saturday Afternoon (1926)

Saturday Afternoon poster
Directed by
Harry Edwards
Genre
silent film
Country
United States
Runtime
30 min
Rating
5.8 of 10 from 12 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man plans a fun afternoon out with his friend. He must first trick his controlling wife for money and escape, but his scheme unravels quickly.

slapstickcomedicfranticplayfullightheartedabsurdfarce-drivenwhimsical

What happens

Saturday Afternoon è un cortometraggio muto del 1926 diretto da Harry Edwards e con protagonista Harry Langdon. Harry e il suo amico hanno programmato di andare fuori per un pomeriggio di divertimento. Ma prima, Harry deve capire come sfuggire dalla moglie dominatrice con un po' di soldi da spendere. Una volta che finalmente Harry riesce a scappare, scopre che i suoi problemi sono solo all'inizio, perché la consorte ha scoperto tutto. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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