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Darned clever.
"Zigoto and the Affair of the Necklace" is a rare early comedy, as it STILL makes me laugh when I see it. Occasionally the humor is a bit broad, but there also are many clever moments that make this a heck of a good comedy for 1911.
The film begins with the Count giving an actress a necklace. However, after her performance, the valuable necklace is missing and so the actress goes to hire some detectives to find it. I loved the strange detective agency in the film. The place had a sliding door, chains on the wall and detectives seem to magically appear out of the floor. It was very kooky but fun.
Inspectors Zigoto and Stout are assigned to the case. Stout mostly just sits around outside the theater and drinks while Zigoto goes under cover. Seeing Zigoto in drag was kind of cheesy, but funny. But what was more funny was when he found who he thinks is the culprit. All in all, a lot of fun and the ending was very clever and well thought out--and gave me another good laugh. In this film, director Jean Durand was working at his best--and the short is well worth seeing.
The film begins with the Count giving an actress a necklace. However, after her performance, the valuable necklace is missing and so the actress goes to hire some detectives to find it. I loved the strange detective agency in the film. The place had a sliding door, chains on the wall and detectives seem to magically appear out of the floor. It was very kooky but fun.
Inspectors Zigoto and Stout are assigned to the case. Stout mostly just sits around outside the theater and drinks while Zigoto goes under cover. Seeing Zigoto in drag was kind of cheesy, but funny. But what was more funny was when he found who he thinks is the culprit. All in all, a lot of fun and the ending was very clever and well thought out--and gave me another good laugh. In this film, director Jean Durand was working at his best--and the short is well worth seeing.
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- planktonrules
- May 3, 2013
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