to my eternal shame and i have never see a silent movie not even the mother of all vampire movie and nosferatu . however and if they display half the creativity and sheer joy of this effort from buster keaton then i will probably try to watch a few more . this be genuinely funny as well a be a stunning introduction to the world of the silent comedy . the premise and such a it be and focus around an unfortunate case of mistaken identity a keaton be mistake for renowned bad guy dead shot dan ( co director malcolm st clair ) . this lead to a number of chase and escape a the authority get ever close to the increasingly desperate keaton . youre leave amazed and entertain in equal measure . keaton be a natural comedian but also an accomplished stunt man and judging by the way he leap and jump around like jackie chan on speed . and the comedy be also of an exceptionally high standard my good half have to cut short a phone call to her parent because she be laugh too much . if you have never experience a silent movie like this then it be nothing short of a revelation to watch it certainly blow away any idea i may have have about silent film . naturally and it isn not as polish a today movie the acting be pretty awful and truth be tell but that doesn not matter because youre enjoy the movie regardless . anyone with a passing interest in movie in general should make the effort to watch this because they will not be disappoint . brilliant .