Three suitors, one of who is Harold, are wooing a rich girl. Each time one of them asks to marry her, she replies "Ask father." So Harold tries to do so. The problem is, the father will see no one without an appointment – and he won't make appointments! The crux of the plot is Harold, using various stratagems and disguises, tries to get to see the father. He is repeatedly thrown out. One of the on-going gags is having Bebe Daniels place a cushion where Lloyd is likely to land after being thrown out. That was my favorite gag but I also liked Lloyd's climb up the side of the building. To me, the moving floor bit was pretty weak. Snub Pollard doesn't have much to do in this film and is thus forgettable. Bebe Daniels, however, is effervescent and has quite a screen presence. Seeing this reminded me of seeing her in the Zorro spoof "Senorita" many years ago at a film festival – she was marvelous and the movie was really funny.
Review of Ask Father
