His Jonah Day
Jimmy, at a fashionable beach, uses binoculars to watch women and falls for a beautiful nursemaid after slipping on a banana peel. His clumsy attempts at romance and subsequent accidents, including falling off the pier and accidentally drenching and injuring a spinster, lead to continuous trouble. The situation escalates into a bizarre chase involving robbers, a whale that swallows him, and an octopus. He awakens to find the high-stakes battle was a dream (or caused by a tangled rope). His real-life efforts to win the nursemaid from a life saver are ultimately thwarted, leaving him stranded in the water once again.
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📋 Film Details
| Year | 1920 |
| Country | United States of America |
| Genre | Comedy |
| Director | Jess Robbins |
| Runtime | 33 min. |
| Rating | TMDB: 4.0/10 (1 votes) |
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🎬 MovieFinder's Take
The film constructs its comedy from a cascade of escalating absurdities, relying on the classic dream device to justify its most surreal fantasies. Physical slapstick seamlessly morphs into outrageous farce, where a whale becomes a logical extension of a banana peel.
What lingers after the chase is a cheerful reminder of silent cinema's boundless imagination, where every failure is merely a setup for a grander, more ridiculous predicament. The final splash feels both inevitable and strangely poetic. — MovieFinder Editorial
Director: Jess Robbins
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Best enjoyed with a light heart, ready for timeless silent-era slapstick and visual wit.
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