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Not Wanted

1924 · 20 min Comedy
2.3 / 10 · TMDB

After five years as the best of the Chaplin imitators, Billy West struck out with his own comedy character, a middle-class man in a nice suit and a fedora -- but with the mustache. These movies involved him in cartoonish situations in which he executed some extended gags very nicely -- in this one he does the one in which the water pump only works when he's not ready for it and another in which he can't catch a fish with some expensive gear, while the boy next to him catches whoppers with a stick and a bent pin -- and gradually moved behind the camera.

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Year 1924
Country United States of America
Genre Comedy
Director Billy West
Runtime 20 min.
Rating TMDB: 2.3/10 (3 votes)

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The film constructs its comedy around the stark contrast between the protagonist's dignified appearance and his utter failure at mundane tasks. It relies on classic, almost cartoonish slapstick situations where inanimate objects seem to conspire against him.

What lingers after viewing is the gentle, timeless humor of a man persistently defeated by a water pump and out-fished by a child with a stick. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Billy West

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