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The Best Man

  • 19281928
  • 22m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
78
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Billy Bevan in The Best Man (1928)
ComedyShort
A bride and groom are all set to get married, but they can't until the best man shows up. When the best man eventually shows up, he causes a few problems since he ran through some tar just b... Read allA bride and groom are all set to get married, but they can't until the best man shows up. When the best man eventually shows up, he causes a few problems since he ran through some tar just before entering the church. The groom doesn't seem to mind, just as long as the best man br... Read allA bride and groom are all set to get married, but they can't until the best man shows up. When the best man eventually shows up, he causes a few problems since he ran through some tar just before entering the church. The groom doesn't seem to mind, just as long as the best man brought the ring, which he did. But as the wedding proceeds, that sticky tar just can't help... Read all
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
78
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    • Harry Edwards
  • Writers
    • Dudley Early
    • Harry Edwards
    • Al Giebler
  • Stars
    • Billy Bevan
    • Vernon Dent
    • Alma Bennett
    • Harry Edwards
  • Writers
    • Dudley Early
    • Harry Edwards
    • Al Giebler
  • Stars
    • Billy Bevan
    • Vernon Dent
    • Alma Bennett
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    • 4User reviews
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    Billy Bevan
    Billy Bevan
    • The Best Man
    Vernon Dent
    Vernon Dent
    • The Groom
    Alma Bennett
    Alma Bennett
    • The Bride
    Andy Clyde
    Andy Clyde
    • The Justice of the Peace
    Sunshine Hart
    Sunshine Hart
    • The Bride's Mother
    Irving Bacon
    Irving Bacon
    • The Bride's Father
    Peggy Gaddis
    • Minor Role as Carolina Lee
    Betty Amann
    Betty Amann
    • Minor Role
    • (uncredited)
    Anita Barnes
    • Minor Role
    • (uncredited)
    Josephine Borio
    • Minor Role
    • (uncredited)
    Nancy Cornelius
    Nancy Cornelius
    • Minor Role
    • (uncredited)
    William Davis
    • Minor Role
    • (uncredited)
    Madalynne Field
    • Minor Role
    • (uncredited)
    Gertrude Garrett
    • Minor Role
    • (uncredited)
    Young Griffo
    • Minor Role
    • (uncredited)
    Minette Grosse
    • Minor Role
    • (uncredited)
    Jules Hanft
    • Wedding Guest
    • (uncredited)
    Pat Harmon
    Pat Harmon
    • Cop
    • (uncredited)
      • Harry Edwards
    • Writers
      • Dudley Early
      • Harry Edwards
      • Al Giebler
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      Title Card: Their Wedding Reception. Where the guests exchanged dollar presents for two dollars worth of eats.

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    The Best Man (1928)

    *** (out of 4)

    Funny two-reeler has a groom (Vernon Dent) and bride (Alma Bennett) waiting at the church to be married but the best man (Billy Bevan) is late getting there. Once he does everyone wishes he had just stayed away as he causes one problem after another and this runs into the reception and the following morning. THE BEST MAN is one of the better Mack Sennett produced shorts I've seen from this era thanks in large part to a pretty wild script and a great cast. The formula is pretty simple as you know Bevan is simply going to show up and ruin everything he touches but I thought there was quite a bit of imagination on display here and especially at the wedding. There were all sorts of accidents that happened but one of the best deals with a missing ring and the bottom of a woman's shoe. Even funnier is that night when Bevan puts his friend to bed, seemingly forgetting that he's now married. Both Bevan and Dent are extremely good in their roles and they really do come across like best friends. Andy Clyde has a small supporting role and Carol Lombard has a very small part if you can catch her. At twenty-minutes the film really goes by pretty quickly because there's just so much going on and at such a fast pace.
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      • February 19, 1928 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
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      • Mack Sennett Studios - 1712 Glendale Blvd., Silver Lake, Los Angeles, California, USA
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      • Mack Sennett Comedies
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    • 22 minutes
      • Black and White
      • Silent

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