Accourding to IMDB this was the biggest English comedy hit of the year. This film is also one of the earliest slapstick films that survive in this kind of condition. The movie opens up on a very nice estate at the edge of a pond or fountain. A couple of people that are walking by see a pair of female legs protruding the surface of the pond. As the men race around trying to conjure up a way to save the damsel in distress the secure a bench and a long plank so they can get out and save her. Just as they complete their preparations a policeman runs up and insists on going out to the rescue of the female in the terrible situation.