The Gown Shop

The Gown Shop 1923

3.5 2

Here we have 'The Gown Shop', very much in Semon's usual style but with fewer laughs than usual. Semon plays his default character, a grotesque hard-working incompetent. (I'm going to be using the word 'grotesque' a lot in this particular review.) This time round, he blunders into a boutique. After causing some damage he can't pay for, Larry is put to work as a general dogsbody. Mayhem ensues.

  • Released: 1923-08-13
  • Runtime: 120 minutes
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Stars: Oliver Hardy, Larry Semon
  • Director: Larry Semon