The Big Noise (1928 film)

The Big Noise is a lost^[1] 1928 American silent comedy film directed by Allan Dwan and starring Chester Conklin, Alice White and Bodil Rosing.^[2][3]

John Sloval (Chester Conklin) is a mild-mannered family man living a quiet life with his wife Ma Sloval (Bodil Rosing) and daughter Sophie (Alice White). Their peaceful domestic routine is suddenly disrupted when John becomes inadvertently involved in a series of misunderstandings and comedic mishaps that threaten to turn his world upside down.

The situation becomes increasingly complicated when Philip Hurd (Sam Hardy) and Bill Hedges (Jack Egan) enter the picture, bringing with them a web of confusion that entangles the entire Sloval family. As John struggles to maintain his reputation and keep his family together, newspaper editor William Howard (Ned Sparks) and his Managing Editor (David Torrance) become involved in the unfolding chaos.

What begins as a simple case of mistaken identity quickly snowballs into a major commotion that threatens to expose secrets and ruin relationships. John must navigate through a series of increasingly absurd situations while trying to protect his family's honor and restore normalcy to their lives. The film follows the classic silent comedy formula of escalating misunderstandings, with each attempt to resolve the situation only making matters worse.

• Chester Conklin as John Sloval
• Alice White as Sophie Sloval
• Bodil Rosing as Ma Sloval
• Sam Hardy as Philip Hurd
• Jack Egan as Bill Hedges
• Ned Sparks as William Howard
• David Torrence as Managing Editor

• Frederic Lombardi. Allan Dwan and the Rise and Decline of the Hollywood Studios. McFarland, 2013.

• The Big Noise at IMDb
• The Big Noise at the TCM Movie Database
• The Big Noise at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films