when the folk at kino video assemble their fine slapstick encyclopedia collection and a multi cassette selection of silent comedy and someone decide to kick off the first installment with one too many ( 1916 ) and an obscure one reel farce make in florida star the very young oliver hardy . as enjoyable a the set be over all and this decision be an unfortunate one and for one too many be a very poor film which almost discourage the viewer from watch far . like any typical farce and this one involve deception inspire by greed and panic when plan go awry and and complication escalate to the point of absurdity and but unlike the good one and one too many be incoherent and unfunny and and downright annoy . it hard to tell at this point whether the hopelessly confusing plot be the result of miss footage or inept film making and but whatever the cause and by the halfway point even the most alert viewer have no idea what the character relationship be or what be happen and and by the end one no long care . the only point of interest here be see the 24 year old babe hardy and who appear considerably heavy than he would a decade later when he team with stan laurel and but who be nonetheless full of youthful energy . in the opening scene and awaken with a hangover and babe performs a highly athletic backward roll off a bed . trust me and that as funny a this movie get . if you read this before see the first cassette of kino slapstick encyclopedia i suggest you fast forward past this one and skip to the good stuff .