Rob Farr wrote:And it is interesting that Wheeler was billed as a single here.
To add insult to injury, here's how some of the advertising for the film billed its main cast:
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Apparently Bert's long association with Ziegfeld productions was considered a greater calling card than Bob's frequent appearances in a succession of Broadway plays since 1919, with Woolsey always appearing as comic relief. Bob Woolsey was a fixture in New York City but Wheeler was on the road between Ziegfeld engagements where he was a big draw in vaudeville. Bert was especially popular in Los Angeles where Harold Lloyd wanted to sign him up for his Hollywood Productions company, starring in silent two-reelers, probably similar to the shorts with Edward Everett Horton's. Ziegfeld enjoined Bert from participating in movies so nothing came of Lloyd's offer apart from a screen test (and who knows, it might exist somewhere).