Pass the Gravy
Directed by Leo McCarey, Fred Guiol
Produced by Hal Roach Studios
A lighthearted silent-era comedy built on escalating misunderstandings and physical humor, where feuding neighbors attempt reconciliation only to be undone by a mischievous boy's deception.
Schultz raises prize chickens and roosters that are always getting into neighbor Max Davidson's garden and eating the seeds, leading to constant feuding between the two men. When their children announce their engagement the two men decide to bury the hatchet and Davidson suggests a dinner at his house. He gives his young son, Ignatz, two dollars to buy a chicken but the boy pockets the money and kills Schultz' first place rooster instead. Once seated at the table all but Schultz discover what they are eating and desperately try to hide the bad news from Schultz who is sure to kill Davidson if he knows the truth.
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