The Luck o' the Foolish
About The Luck o' the Foolish
Harry and Marcie Newlywed ride a night train toward a job that depends on a cash stake. Harry climbs into the wrong berth and, at breakfast, shaves the wrong man's neck. A thief takes the money during a pistol fight involving Dangerous Dan McGrew, so Harry goes back to a police beat and Marcie takes in sewing. She delivers a dress to a party. Harry, outside investigating noises, falls into the swimming pool as thieves, a bomb, and a wallet finish the mix-up.
Cast & crew
More about The Luck o' the Foolish
Harry Edwards directed and Mack Sennett produced. Wikipedia dates the release 14 September 1924 and calls it the first time Edwards directed Langdon. The title puns on The Luck o' the Irish.
Themes
Preservation
A print is on Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia links a public-domain copy.
Notes
- Marceline Day plays Marcie. Frank J. Coleman is Derrick Wells. Madeline Hurlock is Adeline McLusky. Eli Stanton is Dangerous Dan McGrew.
- Louise Carver, Leo Sulky, Tiny Ward, Yorke Sherwood, Kalla Pasha, and Hayes E. Robertson are also in the Wikipedia cast.
- A circulating copy runs about 21 minutes.
- IMDb notes that footage from the short was later cut into The Golden Age of Comedy (1957).
Scenes
- Harry opens the wrong berth and lets the night wind in.
- He shaves a stranger's neck in the morning.
- Still in a police uniform, he drops into the pool outside the party.
Also available
- Wikimedia Commons (The Luck o' the Foolish (1924).webm)
