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Those Good Old Days
His subjects have been vainly petitioning the king for improvements in his reign, without avail. The king pays too much attention to the sweetheart of a country bumpkin who shows his resentment by chasing his royal highness with a pistol and perforating the royal legs. The king takes refuge in the top of a tree, from which ignominious position he is finally rescued by his courtiers. In consideration of the bumpkin promising not to tell the queen of this latest escapade, the king grants the petition of his subjects.
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Plot Summary
This short silent comedy follows a group of characters as they navigate various humorous situations that highlight the simpler, perhaps more chaotic, times of the early 20th century. The film likely features slapstick humor and lighthearted antics typical of the Keystone Studios' output.
Critical Reception
As a silent short from 1913, 'Those Good Old Days' is primarily of historical interest and is not typically reviewed by modern critics in the same vein as feature films. Its reception would have been tied to the popular appeal of Mack Sennett's comedies and its star performers at the time, known for their physical comedy.
What Reviewers Say
Emphasizes the slapstick and physical comedy characteristic of early silent films.
A representation of the comedic style popularized by Mack Sennett and the Keystone Kops.
Likely enjoyed for its lighthearted and nonsensical entertainment value by contemporary audiences.
Google audience: As this film is over a century old and released as a short, there is no available audience review data from Google.
Fun Fact
Mack Sennett, the director of 'Those Good Old Days,' was known as the 'King of Comedy' and pioneered the Keystone Kops shorts, establishing a formula for physical and often chaotic humor that influenced early filmmaking.
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