On His Wedding Day (1913)
*** (out of 4)
A groom (Ford Sterling) is on his way to the church to meet his bride when a prankster pours some red pepper into the flowers. The groom arrives at the church and everything begins sneezing so he must go out and try to find a new preacher. While on his journey, he ends up making several people mad and they spend the rest of the picture chasing him. This is another Mack Sennett film that's well worth watching and especially if you're a fan of his fast paced style. The film starts off on a pretty funny joke dealing with the red pepper but the rest of the film skips the laughs and instead just turns into a fast chase picture. It's never fully made clear why so many people are wanting to kill the groom but I'm sure Sennett didn't think that mattered as long as he could keep the action up to pace. Sterling once again delivers a fine performance in the lead role and some of his facial gestures were quite funny. Dot Farley appears as the bride and get a couple good sequences.