The Super Snooper
"The Super Snooper" is a comedy short from Educational Pictures that stars Andy Clyde, a comedian from the silent era that continued making comedy shorts well into the sound era as well as starring as Hopalong Cassidy's sidekick in the majority of his westerns.Andy plays a rich and well-respected man. But he's concerned what sort of boyfriend his daughter might have gotten as she's talking marriage and her previous boyfriends were very short-term and he didn't like them very much. So, when he learns where this boyfriend works, he goes undercover as a porter there to spy on him. Unfortunately, he ends up befriending the wrong folks and thinks the boyfriend is a crook...when it's really these new 'friends' who are jewel thieves. To see what happens next, see the film...and you really should.This is a very cute film. Clyde is very good and seeing all the crazy thing happen to him (particularly at the police lineup) is quite funny and well worth seeing. And, I was surprised, as Clyde's later shorts for Columbia were generally a sad lot.
