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Bright Eyes

Bright Eyes

1921Short⏱️ 20m
ShortComedy
⭐ 6.2
IMDB Rating
103 votes

The Pennypackers are a family of social climbers. Their daughter is about to be married solely to get ahead in the world. There is another potential marriage in their household, as their housemaid has been proposed to by many of t...

Director
N/A
Writers
N/A
Stars
Ben Turpin, Phyllis Haver, Billy Bevan
Release Date
December 24, 1921
Language
None, English
Country
United States
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Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Ben Turpin
Ben Turpin
as Luke Larson - Oil Magnate
Phyllis Haver
Phyllis Haver
as The Modest Maid
Billy Bevan
Billy Bevan
as The Nosey Butler
Harriet Hammond
Harriet Hammond
as The Marriageable Daughter
Dot Farley
Dot Farley
as The Ambitious Mother
Bud Ross
Bud Ross
as The Nearly Bankrupt Father
John J. Richardson
John J. Richardson
as The Fortune Hunter
Louise Fazenda
Louise Fazenda
as The Golfer
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Kalla Pasha
as The Chef
George O'Hara
George O'Hara
as The Chauffeur

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Production
Mack Sennett Comedies

🏷️ Keywords

warner featurette1921two reelerin lawsheir

🎯 Categories

ComedyShort

⭐ Featured Review

The Rich We Always Have With Us
by boblipton β€’ 2012-09-21
7/10

"Clocks stop when Ben Turpin looks at them, and mirrors crack, but he owns all the oil wells in the Rockies, so Bud Ross and Dot Farley are determined that their daughter, Harriet Hammond, will be married to him -- until he loses all his money and takes a job with them as a maid-of-all-work. Sennett continues to aim his comedies at his lower class audiences in this one by showcasing the foolishness of the rich. He fills this one with his usual assortment of weird gags and over-the-top car chases at the end. I continue in my mild dislike of Ben Turpin, whose principal skill is to stand around l..."

πŸ“– Synopsis

The Pennypackers are a family of social climbers. Their daughter is about to be married solely to get ahead in the world. There is another potential marriage in their household, as their housemaid has been proposed to by many of t...