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The Gown Shop (1923)

Here we have 'The Gown Shop', very much in Semon's usual style but with fewer laughs than usual. Semon plays his default character, a grotesque hard-working incompetent. (I'm going to be using the word 'grotesque' a lot in this particular review.) This time round, he blunders into a boutique. After causing some damage he can't pay for, Larry is put to work as a general dogsbody. Mayhem ensues.

Release: 1923-08-13
Runtime: 15 min
Rating: 4 / 10
Cast
Larry Semon
Larry Semon
Larry, a salesman
Oliver Hardy
Oliver Hardy
Store manager