Word: slapstickers
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...comedy, reminiscent of her early Mack Sennett days, that makes magnificent entertainment. She is a waitress; she aspires to the stage; she finally gets a job on a Mississippi show boat; is exceptionally inept; retires happily to a lunch-wagon for life. The unusual atmosphere, the frequent use of slapstick unabashed, and the brilliant ability of the star combine comfortably for genuine amusement...
...Regular Fellow. Raymond Griffith is rapidly rising dangerously near the position of leading light comedian of the screen. In this description he must be carefully distinguished from Mr. Chaplin, Mr. Lloyd and Mr. Keaton, who are specialists rather in slapstick...
...from ruling in his dream, has been pretty badly mangled on the screen. Matt Moore, able comedian, is miscast, being for one thing several years too old. The twists of character and the strange development of fantasy are lost. The film descends to the vague and chaotic level of slapstick comedy...
...Show You the Town." Reginald Denny and this narrative have been pitched precipitously together in the interest of slapstick. They roll about for several reels, get drunk, splashed with mud and involved with several females. The audience is generously amused. There was a time when Mr. Sennett had this particular market virtually to himself and his two-reelers...
Some of the proceedings are written as penetrating satire; most of them are slapstick comedy. The former gives the latter just salt enough to make the whole a popular dish. The whole cast plays with the enthusiasm of a negro chorus breaking into a Charleston and their leader, Elliott Nugent, gives a brilliant performance as the Poor Nut who fooled the squirrels...