The early short feature "Personal" is a rather creative version of an idea that was used a number of times in the silent era, most notably by Buster Keaton as part of the hilarious "Seven Chances". You could not, of course, expect anything else to come up to Keaton's level - especially since the comic chase sequence in "Seven Chances" has never since been equaled. Nevertheless, here in "Personal" there are a good number of creative ideas, and it works pretty well.
The story starts with a man awaiting a response to his personal advertisement, and he pretty quickly finds himself in a real predicament. The story itself is quite simple, but as it plays out, it makes use of a variety of settings and props, and it shows quite a bit of resourcefulness for such an early feature.
The story starts with a man awaiting a response to his personal advertisement, and he pretty quickly finds himself in a real predicament. The story itself is quite simple, but as it plays out, it makes use of a variety of settings and props, and it shows quite a bit of resourcefulness for such an early feature.