Double Talk
Orphan Charlie does his worst to extricate himself from being adopted by a grouchy old dowager. The more Charlie tries to make a bad impression, the more the hard of hearing lady, who mishears everything Charlies says, likes Charlie.
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"Perhaps it's just me, but I felt that the basic plot for this short was a bit creepy. Edgar Bergen (here called 'Dr. Bergen') owns a tiny orphanage. Huh?! Regardless of how strange this is, he announces that a rich lady is coming to pick one of the kids to adopt and they should all be on their best behavior. One of the kids, Charlie McCarthy, has no interest in being adopted by the old woman--instead he wants to make passes at the young and very pretty lady who is visiting. And, in the end, Charlie ends up mucking up things. Among Edgar Bergen's films, this certainly it no..."
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Vitaphone production reel #1991.
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Orphan Charlie does his worst to extricate himself from being adopted by a grouchy old dowager. The more Charlie tries to make a bad impression, the more the hard of hearing lady, who mishears everything Charlies says, likes Charlie.