Sold at Auction

4.5
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Run time: 25 min
  • Premiere: 1923. May 26.

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.

Discover

Harry 'Snub' Pollard

The Auctioneer's Helper

Wally Howe

The Man Who Sold

James Finlayson

The Man Who WAS Sold

Marie Mosquini

The Sold Man's Wife

Jack Ackroyd

'Whiskers'

William Gillespie

Aviator with False Teeth

Charles Stevenson

Auctioneer

Charley Chase

Customer (uncredited)

Noah Young

'Product' Demonstrator (uncredited)

Camera

Robert Doran

Director of Photography

Directing

Charley Chase

Director

Editing

Production

Hal Roach

Producer

Camera

Robert Doran

Director of Photography

Directing

Charley Chase

Director

Editing

Production

Hal Roach

Producer