''Should Tall Men Marry?'' is a 1928 American

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silent

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featuring

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. It was his final solo film before he took up his celebrated partnership with

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permanently.

Plot

Joe Skittle is a successful rancher out West, although one who is unanimously disliked by his own livestock. An ornery mule especially dislikes him and attacks him at every opportunity. Skittle's daughter has two suitors, a shy cowpoke and villain Snake-tail Sharkey, who is described as "so two faced he needs two barbers to shave him". Meek ranch hand Texas Tommy is assigned the unenviable task of holding off Sharkey and his gang single-handed, to buy time for the daughter get married. Texas Tommy somehow accomplishes this feat, only to have Skittle claim credit for the capture. The mule responds to this lie by chasing Skittle into the sunset.

Cast

* James Finlayson as Joe Skittle *

Martha Sleeper Martha Sleeper (June 24, 1910 – March 25, 1983) was a film actress of the 1920s–1930s and, later, a Broadway stage actress. She studied dancing for five years with Russian ballet master, Louis H. Chalif, at his New York dancing studio. ...

as Martha Skittle *

Theodore von Eltz Theodore von Eltz (November 5, 1893 – October 6, 1964) was an American film actor, appearing in more than 200 films between 1915 and 1957. He was the father of actress Lori March. Von Eltz was a Yale University professor's son. After 12 ...

as Teddy (as Teddy von Eltz) *

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as Snake-tail Sharkey *

as Texas Tommy *

Edgar Dearing Edgar Dearing (May 4, 1893 – August 17, 1974) was an American actor who became heavily type cast as a motorcycle cop in Hollywood films. Biography Born in 1893, Dearing started in silent comedy shorts for Hal Roach, including several with La ...

as Henchman (uncredited) *

Lew Meehan James Lew Meehan (September 7, 1890 – August 10, 1951) was an American film actor. Meehan appeared in more than 200 films between 1921 and 1947. He was often the main villain in silent Westerns, but in sound films he was usually an "anon ...

as Henchman (uncredited)

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* 1928 films American silent short films American black-and-white films 1928 comedy films 1928 short films Films directed by Louis J. Gasnier Silent American comedy films American comedy short films 1920s American films {{short-silent-comedy-film-stub

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