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Pass the Gravy (1928)

Pass the Gravy poster
Directed by
Fred Guiol, Leo McCarey
Genre
silent film
Country
United States
Runtime
23 min
Rated
NR
Rating
6.6 of 10 from 20 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A family competes in a school contest to sell the most flowers. A mix-up with a beloved chicken causes escalating trouble.

slapsticklightheartedfast-pacedplayfulcomicalchaoticwhimsicalsilent-era

What happens

Pass the Gravy is a 1928 short comedy silent film directed by Fred Guiol and supervised by Leo McCarey. It stars Max Davidson, Gene Morgan, Spec O'Donnell, Martha Sleeper, and Bert Sprotte. The movie was produced by Hal Roach and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributing Corporation. In 1998, the film was deemed "culturally significant" by the Library of Congress and selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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