|
 James Finlayson, newly-rich oil tycoon, is wakened from his slumbers one morning
by faithful butler Hardy, who casually reminds him that he was married the night
before. Frantically, he calls his lawyer, Stan Laurel, for advice―and the mess
never does really sort itself out, but the pursuit of a blackmailing ring makes
for some lively slapstick and chase sequences in dance hall and amusement park.
A run-of-the-mill entry, Sugar
Daddies is lively and fast and, though hardly inspired, gains immeasurably
from the nostalgic and lengthy sequences set in an amusement park, with much of
the action taking place on rides that have long since disappeared from the
scene. Its best single gag is borrowed from Love 'Em and Weep from
earlier that same year―with
James Finlayson (again!) bent over double and
Laurel, in yet another dame masquerade, perched uneasily on his shoulders. A
cop, watching all of the mayhem, finally cottons to the deception but―having
temporarily lost the Finlayson-Laurel "dame" in the crowd―picks on the wrong
party to prove his keen powers of observation. Striding along, enjoying the
sights, are
Eugene Pallette and his wife. Triumphantly the cop pounces, and
hoists high the lady's skirts, at which point the two-reeler tactfully closes. |
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