Safe and Sane (1924) [N/A]
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Featuring:
Jimmie Adams, Vera Steadman, Lincoln Plumer
Directed by:
Harold Beaudine
Release Date:
April 5, 1924
Original Title:
Safe and Sane
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
The movie starts out with a publicity stunt at a local store. The owners promised $500 to anyone that can open their supposedly unbreakable safe. When Jimmie manages to do so, the owner then says there is a catch--the money is stored in yet another safe--at the owner's home. While Jimmie should have socked the guy for lying about the money, he takes this all pretty well and sets out to the man's house to crack the wall safe. However, a gang of thieves also arrive at the scene--intent to take the money once Jimmie gets it.
A contest offering $500 to whoever can open a "burglar proof safe" attracts an unfair competitor in Andy (Jimmie Adams); he doesn't bother mentioning that he works for the safe company and has the secret combination. But Andy isn't the only one who's got some tricks up his sleeve. This Christie Comedy, featuring one of his favorite leading ladies, former Mack Sennett "Bathing Beauty" Vera Steadman, was directed by Harold Beaudine. Harold was a prolific director of comedy shorts throughout the 1920s but he was a slouch compared to brother William "One-Shot" Beaudine, perhaps Hollywood's all-time most prolific director of movies and television episodes. - Dennis Harvey
