Call of the Cuckoo (Short 1927)

Call of the Cuckoo (Short 1927). 17m | Passed

“This is a fairly decent, typical Hal Roach slapstick comedy, which guest staru0026#39;s Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy and James Finlayson as Asylum inmates.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eReal main characters of the movie though are played by Max Davidson and Lillian Elliott and with Spec Ou0026#39;Donnell as their stupid looking son. Especially Spec Ou0026#39;Donnell is great in his role who carriers the brilliant name u0026#39;Loveu0026#39;s Greatest Mistakeu0026#39; in the movie. Basically all he does in the movie is look stupid but he does this extremely good and because of that he is really fun to watch.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe movie has some typical slapstick moments that are most of the time fun to watch but never truly hilarious. The way it is brought to the screen is simply too outdated for todays standards, also compared to other slapstick comedies made from the same time period. Especially the editing is lacking. There lies the main problem of the movie; itu0026#39;s too lacking in itu0026#39;s humor and style.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eIt certainly does have its moments but it is no essential viewing for the fans of slapstick comedy from the u0026#39;20u0026#39;s. Perhaps still only for some, for the fairly small Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy and James Finlayson roles in the movie.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003e6/10u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003ehttp://bobafett1138.blogspot.com/”