- Country: USA
- Genres: Comedy, Short
- Release: 1922-10-02
- Director: Gilbert M. ‘Broncho Billy’ Anderson
- Writers: N/A
- Language: None | English
- Stars: Stan Laurel , Marion Aye , Harry L. Rattenberry , Otto Fries , Colin Kenny , Scotty MacGregor , Babe London , Edward Jefferson
- Runtime: 20 min
- Awards: N/A
- AKA: The Weak-End Party , Rigolo champion de billard (France, French Republic) , The Gardener (United States of America) , The Weak-End Party (United States of America) , A week-end party (United States of America)
- Plot: Only the first reel of this two-reeler from 1922 seems to survive, which is a pity. Of course every lost reel of film is a sad loss, but this is a Stan Laurel film, one of the great talents of film comedy, and a loss of one of his films is greater than, say a missing Al Joy comedy.Even so, this is not a particularly good comedy. While some of the gags are sharp and in focus, like his skipping around the rug in his room for no clear reason until the payoff, some are simple random bits, like reaching for a billiard chalk and snatching the wig off a bald woman.You may notice that Stan seems to be wearing a lot of mascara around his eyes. The orthochromatic film stock in use at this time could not pick up his pale blue eyes and this was a means of compensating. Within a couple of years, panchromatic stock would become standard and the eye makeup would disappear. And he would learn how to structure his gags brilliantly.
- IMDB:tt0142976
The Weak-End Party Cast · · · ALL
Gilbert M. ‘Broncho Billy’ Anderson
Director
Stan Laurel
The Gardener
Marion Aye
Lily - the Birthday Girl
Harry L. Rattenberry
Mr. Smith - Lily's Father
Otto Fries
The Overseer
Colin Kenny
Monocle Charley
Scotty MacGregor
Pinkerton Burns (as Scott MacGregor)
Babe London
Party Guest
Edward Jefferson
Butler