Harpo played the hero, a detective named Watson who "made his entrance in a high hat, sliding down a coal chute into the basement". Groucho played an "old movie" villain, who "sported a long moustache and was clad in black", while Chico was probably his "chuckling [Italian] henchman". Zeppo portrayed a playboy who was the owner of a nightclub in which most of the action took place, including "a cabaret, [which allowed] the inclusion of a dance number". The final shot showed Groucho "in ball and chain, trudging slowly off into the gloaming". Harpo, in a rare moment of romantic glory, gets the girl in the end. This film is lost.
Release Date | December 1, 1921 | |
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Status | Released | |
Original Title | Humor Risk | |
Runtime | 24min | |
Budget | $6,000 | |
Revenue | — | |
Language | No Language | |
Original Language | English | |
Production Countries | United States of America | |
Production Companies | Caravel Comedies |