"The Bluffer" is a bad comedy that inexplicably was filmed in color. Color was a very unusual and expensive process in 1930 and I have no idea why they chose this film for such treatment. This is because the film really isn't funny....a major problem when it's supposed to be a comedy.
The story begins badly, with Pop (Andy Clyde) on the beach and accidently sitting on a potted cactus. Now WHY would a potted cactus be on the beach?! This makes no sense...nor does what follows. Soon two men come to Pop and want to marry his daughter. One claims to be incredibly brave but he's full of hot air. So, the daughter and the other man work together to expose the fake during a fishing trip with Pop.
Obviously fake swordfish (even a child of two would have realized it was fake), cacti where it never should have been AND an illogical ending (they are afraid of the fish in the water....so they jump into the water!!) make this a very tough film to like.
The story begins badly, with Pop (Andy Clyde) on the beach and accidently sitting on a potted cactus. Now WHY would a potted cactus be on the beach?! This makes no sense...nor does what follows. Soon two men come to Pop and want to marry his daughter. One claims to be incredibly brave but he's full of hot air. So, the daughter and the other man work together to expose the fake during a fishing trip with Pop.
Obviously fake swordfish (even a child of two would have realized it was fake), cacti where it never should have been AND an illogical ending (they are afraid of the fish in the water....so they jump into the water!!) make this a very tough film to like.