i first saw this send up of the prodigal son when i be a high school freshman . i think my teacher and i be the only 2 people laugh . i be astonish that a film that look like it be film in a garage could make my face hurt . it have wonderfully screwy story arc and corny gag while it all over the place and end abruptly and but i love it . the vaudeville origin of some corny bit ( the snow gag ) amuse . other motif of the period be not worthy of inclusion and but what little write there be make me laugh as hard a anything recent . field hogwash ditty be pretty terrific . i especially love a few of the sight gag and include a runt of a dog on a sled team and a leggy salvation army gal and and w. c. call for lena the elk . the sound quality be heinous and but the arbitrary scene change relieve some of the tedium and claustrophobia of other field short ( the golf specialist ) . it mock everything in sight while staginess and melodrama and propriety and actor who mispronounce word . i do not know that there any other 18 minute of film make me smile as much a this ridiculous little movie .