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Long Pants 1927 When a sheepish young man yearning for romance is given his first pair of grown up trousers he springs into adulthood and is immediately smitten by the wrong women a hard boiled drug smuggler Alma Bennett. When the snow queen is jailed Harry abandons his more sincere small town sweetheart and comes to the brazen woman's rescue ushering his fugitive moll who is nailed inside an enormous wooden crate through a series of riotous scrapes with the police an alligator and a bevy of pitfalls thrown in the path by the fast paced modern world. The Strong Man 1926 Under the direction of legendary filmmaker Frank Capra It's a Wonderful Life Harry Langdon is at this charming childlike best in this handsomely produced and utterly hilarious film that vividly represents the great tradition of American Slapstick. After a tour of duty in the No Man's Land of World War 1 a witless young Belgian Langdon comes to America and seeks out the dedicated pen pal Priscilla Bonner whose letters lifted his spirits during the heat of battle. But to Paul the land of opportunity turns out to be a world of confusion as his quest for Mary Brown leads him from mishap to comic disaster. Tramp Tramp Tramp 1926 In an effort to save the family business a shoemaker's son Langdon enters a cross country foot race with hopes of walking away with the .000 prize. During the course of his westward hike Harry woos the corporate boss's daughter from the edge of a cliff in a scene that rivals Harold Lloyd clock face escapade in Safety first Before the finish line can be reached Harry is caught in a violent tornado hat devastates an entire town a sequence of spectacular comedy and destruction that no doubt inspired the hurricane finale of Buster Keaton's Steamboat Bill Jr.
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