Hot Water
1924 · Movie · NR · 59 min · ★ 6.8 · 68% critics
A newly married man tries to settle into domestic life, only to find his in-laws turning everyday routines into chaos. His day spirals through a crowded trolley ride with a live turkey, a disastrous outing in a new car, and a frantic misunderstanding at home that leaves him fearing the worst.
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Details
- Years
- 1924
- Release date
- 1924-10-26
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 59 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 68/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.8/10 (32 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a light, gag-packed silent comedy about married life and meddling relatives, with escalating mishaps; not for you if you need a tight plot or modern humor like The Freshman.
Pros: inventive sight gags; steady laughs; lively family chaos | Cons: episodic structure; some jokes feel dated; uneven pacing
Themes
- mother-in-law
- silent film
- ghost
- sleepwalking
- new car
- streetcar
- chloroform
- live turkey
Cast & crew
Harold Lloyd
as Harold
Jobyna Ralston
as Wifey
Josephine Crowell
as Wifey's Mother Winnifred Ward Stokes
Charles Stevenson
as Charley Stokes
Mickey McBan
as Bobby Stokes
Directed by Fred C. Newmeyer, Sam Taylor