Too Many Highballs

Feb 10, 1933

0h 20m

★ 6.0

Overview

Harold Hobbs doesn't much like that his lazy, sponging and unemployed brother-in-law Claude and his mother-in-law live with him and his wife, Hortense, especially as the in-laws seem to rule the roost ever since they moved in. To get his in-laws out of the house, Harold has regularly left a bottle of booze for Claude to be able to entertain prospective employers. When Harold learns that on all the other occasions the employers have not showed (he assumes there probably were no prospective employers) leaving Claude to consume the booze on his own, he decides to show Claude a lesson by spiking the bottle with castor oil. Complications ensue when Joe, Harold's friend, encourages him to skip work to attend the prize fight. What Joe doesn't tell Harold is that he tells his boss that Harold needs the day off to attend to the sudden death of his brother-in-law.

Genres

Comedy

Production Companies

Mack Sennett Comedies

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Cast

Harold Hobbs

Lloyd Hamilton

Hortense Hobbs

Marjorie Beebe

Claude - Harold's Brother-in-Law

Tom Dugan

Harold's Mother-in-Law

Aggie Herring

Arresting Policeman

Bud Jamison

1st Traffic Cop

Tom Dempsey

Hot Dog Vendor

Ernie Alexander

Fight Reporter

Joe Bordeaux

2nd Traffic Cop

Harry Bowen

Ambulance Attendant

Lige Conley

Ticket Seller

Bobby Dunn

Police Clerk

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Too Many Highballs

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