Should Tall Men Marry?

1928 film

January 15, 1928 (1928-01-15)

Running time

20 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageSilent with English intertitles

Should Tall Men Marry? is a 1928 American short silent comedy film featuring Stan Laurel.^[1] It was his final solo film before he took up his celebrated partnership with Oliver Hardy permanently.

Plot

Joe Skittle is a successful rancher out West, although one who is unanimously disliked by his own livestock. An ornery mule especially dislikes him and attacks him at every opportunity.

Skittle's daughter has two suitors, a shy cowpoke and villain Snake-tail Sharkey, who is described as "so two faced he needs two barbers to shave him".

Meek ranch hand Texas Tommy is assigned the unenviable task of holding off Sharkey and his gang single-handed, to buy time for the daughter get married. Texas Tommy somehow accomplishes this feat, only to have Skittle claim credit for the capture. The mule responds to this lie by chasing Skittle into the sunset.

Cast

James Finlayson as Joe Skittle
Martha Sleeper as Martha Skittle
Theodore von Eltz as Teddy (as Teddy von Eltz)
Stuart Holmes as Snake-tail Sharkey
Stan Laurel as Texas Tommy
Edgar Dearing as Henchman (uncredited)
Lew Meehan as Henchman (uncredited)

References

^ "Progressive Silent Film List: Should Tall Men Marry?". Silent Era. Retrieved July 27, 2009.

External links

Should Tall Men Marry? at IMDb
Should Tall Men Marry? is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive
Should Tall Men Marry? (1928) on YouTube

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