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The Pride of Pikeville

The Pride of Pikeville

1927Short⏱️ 20mNot Rated
ShortComedy
⭐ 5.9
IMDB Rating
83 votes

Unlikely Lothario, the less-than-dashing crossed-eyed Ben Turoin, finds himself pursued by many beautiful ladies.

Director
Alfred J. Goulding
Writers
Randall Faye, Al Giebler, Grover Jones
Stars
Ben Turpin, Thelma Hill, Andy Clyde
Release Date
June 5, 1927
Language
None, English
Country
United States
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Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Ben Turpin
Ben Turpin
as Baron Bonamo
Thelma Hill
Thelma Hill
as Pearl Pepper
Andy Clyde
Andy Clyde
as Colonel Pepper
Ruth Taylor
Ruth Taylor
as Ruth Hawkins
Stanley Blystone
Stanley Blystone
as Walter Yates
William McCall
William McCall
as Ruth's Father
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Barney Hellum
as Ludwig - the Baron's Valet
Vernon Dent
Vernon Dent
as The Train Conductor
Charles Force
Charles Force
as The Train Robber
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Billy Gilbert
as Hawkins House Guest

🎬 Technical Specs

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

🏷️ Keywords

slapstick comedysatire comedylothariospoofsatire

🎯 Categories

SatireSlapstickComedyShort

⭐ Featured Review

Fair Comedy
by Michael_Elliott β€’ 2013-12-31

"The Pride of Pikeville (1927) ** (out of 4) Ben Turpin plays a Europeon ladies man who finds himself in America. On a train he gets the attention of a young woman (Thelma Hill) desperately trying to get a husband. When she's caught flirting with him, her gun totting father (Andy Clyde) demands that the two get married. THE PRIDE OF PIKSVILLE is yet another two-reeler from Mack Sennet that should have been cut in half. As I go through his shorts from this era it's pretty clear that a lot of them simply don't feature enough laughs to carry a 20-minute running time. I suspect t..."

πŸ“– Synopsis

Unlikely Lothario, the less-than-dashing crossed-eyed Ben Turoin, finds himself pursued by many beautiful ladies.