Academy Awards, USA 1929
| Won Oscar | Best Title Writing |
MGM
Directed by Roscoe Arbuckle (as William Goodrich)
My rating: 2.5 stars out of 4
IMDb Wikipedia
(DVD, Warner Archive Collection)
Marion Davies is a bar maid in Holland, overworked by the harsh proprietor. She falls in love with a visiting playboy, winning him over in an ice skating race. However, when he returns to his home country she is left alone and goes back to her dreary life. In the spring, he returns but pursues a governor's daughter for her money. Davies exchanges identities with the wealthy girl to help her pursue her real love, which also gives her the chance to pursue hers. It all ends up in a spooky windmill and shootout. Davies does her best Charlie Chaplin impersonation and the final scenes are atmospheric, but it's all too predictable. The inter-titles are filled with humorous double entendres and are extremely well written, the only time and Oscar was awarded in this category.
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