THE GIDDY AGE (1932) Andy Clyde, Dorothy Granger & Franklin Pangborn | Short, Comedy | B&W

A quirky short about love and liars.

Andy Clyde wants Franklin Pangborn to keep his mind on the canned lobster business instead of love. He wouldn't even have a woman in the house, until Dorothy Granger shows up, feigning amnesia to get in and vamp the old boy.

The version I looked at ran half the length it was originally set at, so obviously things have been left out. I suspect this was a good thing; in this period, Mack Sennett's movies were mostly directed by Burl Cranford 'Babe' Stafford, and tended to run slow and a little dull for my taste. If most of the stuff cut out was the exposition, then it's clearly a good thing. Of course, the alternative interpretation is that this was the first half of the movie as re-issued in two parts.

CAST & CREW
Andy Clyde as Ed Martin
Dorothy Granger as Mabel aka Champagne
Franklin Pangborn as George
Albert Conti as Mabel's 1st Accomplice
Bud Jamison as Mabel's 2nd Accomplice

Directed by Babe Stafford
Produced by Mack Senneth
Distributed by Education Film Exchanges, Ideal Films, Alpha Video Distributors
Release date September 25, 1932
Country USA
Language English

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