Sold at Auction

Sold at Auction

25 mins | Comedy | May 26, 1923

This Hal Roach comedy short I found on the "American Slapstick" DVD collection of rare silent comedies starts bizarre and has an anything goes-quality one rarely sees in Mr. Roach's output. It stars Snub Pollard who is initially introduced as a baby left on a doorstep before we see him fully grown about 20 or so years later still in that basket! From there, he gets bumped car to car crossing the street prior to getting literally thrown through a window as an auction is taking place! Also appearing is James Finlayson as a man who's items accidentally get sold.

Sold at Auction

25 mins | Comedy | May 26, 1923

Sold at Auction
This Hal Roach comedy short I found on the "American Slapstick" DVD collection of rare silent comedies starts bizarre and has an anything goes-quality one rarely sees in Mr. Roach's output. It stars Snub Pollard who is initially introduced as a baby left on a doorstep before we see him fully grown about 20 or so years later still in that basket! From there, he gets bumped car to car crossing the street prior to getting literally thrown through a window as an auction is taking place! Also appearing is James Finlayson as a man who's items accidentally get sold.
Producers Hal Roach Studios
Original title Sold at Auction
Directors Charley Chase
Writers

Cast

Harry 'Snub' Pollard

as The Auctioneer's Helper

Wallace Howe

as The Man Who Sold

James Finlayson

as The Man Who WAS Sold

Marie Mosquini

as The Sold Man's Wife

Jack Ackroyd

as 'Whiskers'

William Gillespie

as Aviator with False Teeth

Charles Stevenson

as Auctioneer

Charley Chase

as Customer (uncredited)

Noah Young

as 'Product' Demonstrator (uncredited)