Tramp, Tramp, Tramp (1926)

User Rating:

6.1/10   

Director:

Harry Edwards

Writers:

Release Date:

21 March 1926 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Comedy | Romance

Plot:

Low-life Harry falls in love with sweet Betty who inspires him to improve himself so he can marry her...

Plot Keywords:

1920s | Confusion | Contestant | Fall Off Cliff | Finish Line

Cast

Harry Langdon	...	Harry Logan
Joan Crawford	...	Betty Burton
Edwards Davis	...	John Burton
Tom Murray	...	Nick Kargas
Alec B. Francis	...	Amos Logan
Brooks Benedict	...	Taxi Driver
Carlton Griffin	...	Roger Caldwell

Runtime:

62 min

Country:

USA

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Silent

Certification:

USA:Passed (National Board of Review)

Company:

Harry Langdon Corporation

Trivia:

When Harry and Joan's "baby" is introduced, we see that he is also played by Harry Langdon. This came about because the real baby that was to be used for the scene wouldn't cooperate, and as a gag Langdon had the cameraman shoot him playing the baby. After it was screened, Langdon liked it so much he left it in.

Movie Connections:

References The Gold Rush (1925)

Harry Saves Small-Town America and Joan Crawford as Well

Mack Sennett discovered Harry Langdon in the 19-teens, buying a film of his vaudeville act; he didn't know what to do with him. (My source for this is Frank Capra's THE NAME ABOVE THE TITLE) Capra and co-writers, Harry Edwards and Arthur Ripley helped draw Harry's character out in a series of Keystone shorts. After a couple years, Harry was offered a huge sum of money to move to First National. He took Capra, Edwards and Ripley with him to make features.

TRAMP, TRAMP, TRAMP, the first film from Harry and his First National contract, helps Capra and Co. flesh Harry's character out. In the shorts, he was a slapstick comic. Here, he's got a motive (save his dad's shoe company) by entering in a walking race; and taking their own sweet time Edwards (directing) and Capra and Ripley, have given Harry a female lead, played by Joan Crawford, who looks very sweet and innocent.

There are the requisite silent-comic situations, including placing the comic in danger at the top of a cliff. When Harry realizes Joan is looking at him, he goes through a series of "flirty" looks unused by any other comedian.

Harry Langdon's name isn't as well known as Chaplin, Keaton, or Arbuckle, but that's because those guys managed to last longer. He's worth a look-see if you like silent comedy, but he's a bit slower on the uptake than the "big three." TRAMP, TRAMP, TRAMP is a very funny movie from a very funny man who never realized what a gift he had.