The read
It runs a compact 22m.
Synopsis
Snub gets a job helping an auctioneer. He’s instructed to sell off a household estate, but goes to the wrong house. After everything is sold, the real owner returns, and forces Snub to track down all the buyers to restore the property.
Ratings
IMDb7.3/10
3 audience votes
Key crew
- Charley ChaseDirector
Cast
- Harry 'Snub' PollardThe Auctioneer's Helper
- Wally HoweThe Man Who Sold
- James FinlaysonThe Man Who WAS Sold
- Marie MosquiniThe Sold Man's Wife
- Jack Ackroyd'Whiskers'
- William GillespieAviator with False Teeth
- Charles StevensonAuctioneer
- Charley ChaseCustomer (uncredited)
- Noah Young'Product' Demonstrator (uncredited)
Themes
auctioncampingblack and whitesilent filmfalse teethaviatorauctioneermosquitoesauction itemshort filmabsurdfamily's house