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Cast
Buster Keaton 
Renée Adorée 
Edward F. Cline 
Joe Keaton 
Joe Roberts George Rowe
Credits
Written by: Edward F. Cline Buster Keaton Jeffrey Vance
Plot
In order to impress the father of a girl he is keen on, a young man goes to the city in search of work. In his letters home he writes of his various jobs which her imagination expands into much nobler ones than those that he is actually attempting.
Sinekatalog’s take
A young man in the city writes home about glamorous jobs while doing far more humble ones. The silent short mixes inventive gags, including a wild chase, with gentle satire of self-image. A brisk, clever comedy from the silent era.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.9 / 10 (2,995 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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