Sunday, April 15, 2012

Silent Sunday: Haunted Spooks (1920)

Directors:  Alfred J. Goulding, Hal Roach
Cast:  Harold Lloyd

THE PLOT:  The Boy stays in a mansion with the girl of his dreams and is nearly fooled by the owners pretending to be ghosts.

THE REVIEW:  I don't see this as a comedy.  There are a few laughable parts, but overall, this is a very dark film.  There is a scene that can almost be considered racist because of the title cards skewing how the black servant speaks.  I give it 2 out of 5 stars.  Not very enjoyable, though I did like the haunted pants bit.  Almost scary, definitely racist and very dark.

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