The Taming of Grouchy Bill (1916)
*** (out of 4)
Grouchy Bill (Sid Jordan) is constantly picking on and abusing his new wife (Victoria Forde) so Tom (Tom Mix) decides to teach him a lesson by dressing up as his mother-in- law. THE TAMING OF GROUCHY BILL is a pretty funny short that has a pretty stupid story but it's just so funny that it really doesn't matter. There's no question that the highlights are when the husband gets a taste of his own medicine, which includes getting smacked around quite a few times. In fact, he ends up getting beat up so much and the wife enjoying it that you just know this marriage is never going to last. Mix appears to be having a blast playing the woman and there's a pretty funny sequence of him getting dressed up for the part. The scenes of him beating up the old man are without question the highlight of the picture and you have to wonder what the old man is going to do to the wife when he finds out the truth. All in all this here is a pretty funny short that manages to work on all levels and silent buffs should enjoy it.
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