Ben Turpin - Seein' Things (1928) Part 1 of 2

Some folks think married men live longer. They dont — it only seems longer! The opening intertitle to Seein Things (1928) sums up the life of Joe Grubb (Ben Turpin), who is married to the shrewish Mrs. Grubb (Georgia ODell). An unpleasant wife not being enough, he lives next to some difficult neighbors as well. The neighborhood wives come over for their sewing circle, but when Joe Grubb tries to get out to a lodge meeting, Mrs. Grubb tells him that hes staying at home. He sneaks out anyway, but his deception and more is given away when the Grubbs new Television outfit reveals to the ladies that their husbands lodge meeting is not a men-only event. The sewing circle ladies rush over, mayhem ensues, and things then resemble more of a boxing ring.

Category:

Comedy

Tags:

• Ben Turpin
• silent movie
• silent comedy
• silent film
• slapstick
• Weiss Brothers
• Artclass Pictures
• crossed-eyed comedian

[Turpinutz]

The long-awaited Ben Turpin bio titled "For Art's Sake" with 275 rare illustrations and just over 250 pages is coming from BearManor Media real soon. Loads of never-known info and an easy read, mostly told in Turpin’s own words packed in a great looking new book.

[jarjon76]

@Strawburry10 Turpin was crossed eyed in real life, although not as pronounced as he was on film. He suffered an accident as an adult that caused him to become cross eyed, thus giving him his trademark look.

[Strawburry10]

Hello! This is great! Is it me or does Ben Turpin have a glass eye that's crossed all the time? - Strawburry10 x