Sold at Auction
1923-05-26 | 25 minutes
Plot Summary
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.
Cast
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Harry 'Snub' PollardThe Auctioneer's Helper
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Wally HoweThe Man Who Sold
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James FinlaysonThe Man Who WAS Sold
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Marie MosquiniThe Sold Man's Wife
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Jack Ackroyd'Whiskers'
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William GillespieAviator with False Teeth
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Charles StevensonAuctioneer
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Charley ChaseCustomer (uncredited)
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Noah Young'Product' Demonstrator (uncredited)
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