Two Weeks Off (1929)
Directed by William Beaudine
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson
Taking Two Weeks Off for the first time in his life, plumber Dave Pickett (Jack Mulhall) spends his savings on a posh hotel suite. During his vacation, he meets and falls in love with pretty Kitty Weaver (Dorothy Mackaill). Hoping to impress the girl, Dave poses as a famous movie star (Jack Mulhall, perhaps?) His true identity is eventually revealed by a jealous lifeguard, but by that time Kitty has fallen in love with Dave for himself and not what he pretends to be. Perennial Laurel and Hardy stooge James Finlayson co-stars as Kitty's sour-pussed pa. Essentially a silent film, Two Weeks Off contains approximately two reels' worth of dialogue sequences.
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love, romance, con/scam, impersonation, lifeguard, love-triangle, marriage, plumber, seduction, vacation