| ~Watch Your Step~ 1922 |
| ~Promotional photograph from The California Theater promoting the screening of "Watch Your Step," in 1922~ |
| ~Cast~ Cullen Landis ... Elmer Slocum Patsy Ruth Miller ... Margaret Andrews Bert Woodruff ... Russ Weaver George C. Pearce ... Lark Andrews (as George Pierce) Raymond Cannon ... Lon Kimball Gus Leonard ... Jennifer Kimball Harry L. Rattenberry ... Constable Joel Day ... Ky Wilson L.J. O'Connor ... Detective Ryan John Cossar ... Henry Slocum Lillian Sylvester ... Mrs. Spivey Louis King ... Lote Spivey (as L.H. King) Cordelia Callahan ... Mrs. Andrews Alberta Lee ... Mrs. Weaver |
| Directed by: William Beaudine Written by: Julien Josephson - screenplay & story |
If the character Cullen Landis plays in this action-packed comedy seems to have a touch of Charles Ray's
spirit, it's because Ray's longtime scenarist, Julien Josephson, wrote the story. Elmer Slocum (Landis) has
a passion for fast driving. As soon as he completes a jail term for speeding, he's at it again, rushing a
doctor to an emergency call at a hair-raising 85 miles an hour (cars really weren't built for that kind of
speed in those days, so it really was hair-raising!). He winds up wrecking his car and knocking down a
policeman who has pursued him. He thinks he has killed the cop, so he flees. A group of tramps steal his
clothes, and in this sorry state -- and even sorrier bum's outfit -- he lands in a small midwestern town. He
falls in love with Margaret Andrews (Patsy Ruth Miller, who would be voted a WAMPAS baby star later in
1922), the daughter of the town's richest man (George Pierce). Naturally, neither Mr. Andrews nor
Margaret's other suitor, Lon Kimball (Raymond Cannon), think much of Slocum. A detective arrives and
captures Slocum, just as he has admitted to Margaret that he killed a policeman. But the detective was
sent by Slocum's father (John Cossar), who was looking for him. It turns out that the cop is not only alive,
he went back to work the next day. After that it is easy enough for Slocum to put Kimball to route and win
his girl's hand.
Plot Synopsis from Janiss Garza, AllMovie.com
spirit, it's because Ray's longtime scenarist, Julien Josephson, wrote the story. Elmer Slocum (Landis) has
a passion for fast driving. As soon as he completes a jail term for speeding, he's at it again, rushing a
doctor to an emergency call at a hair-raising 85 miles an hour (cars really weren't built for that kind of
speed in those days, so it really was hair-raising!). He winds up wrecking his car and knocking down a
policeman who has pursued him. He thinks he has killed the cop, so he flees. A group of tramps steal his
clothes, and in this sorry state -- and even sorrier bum's outfit -- he lands in a small midwestern town. He
falls in love with Margaret Andrews (Patsy Ruth Miller, who would be voted a WAMPAS baby star later in
1922), the daughter of the town's richest man (George Pierce). Naturally, neither Mr. Andrews nor
Margaret's other suitor, Lon Kimball (Raymond Cannon), think much of Slocum. A detective arrives and
captures Slocum, just as he has admitted to Margaret that he killed a policeman. But the detective was
sent by Slocum's father (John Cossar), who was looking for him. It turns out that the cop is not only alive,
he went back to work the next day. After that it is easy enough for Slocum to put Kimball to route and win
his girl's hand.
Plot Synopsis from Janiss Garza, AllMovie.com
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| ~Remaining Credits~ Produced & Released by: Goldwyn Pictures Corporation Producer: B.P. Fineman Executive Producer: Samuel Goldwyn Cinematography by: John J. Mescall Film Editing by: Ralph Block Length: 5 Reels Runtime: 50 Minutes Released: February 1922 Filmed on Location at: Los Olivos Train Depot, California, USA |