SUNSHINE'S DARK MOMENT (1929)Barney Hellum, Philip Davis & Lorena Carr | Slapstick, Comedy | Short

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Sunshine’s Dark Moment (1929) is a one-reel live-action comedy short, derived from the Barney Google newspaper comic strip. It combines slapstick humor with situational gags typical of early American comedy shorts.

Synopsis:

Barney Hellum and his streetwise friend, a bill-poster, are roped into washing skyscraper windows. Their clumsy antics quickly draw the ire of a stern policeman named Kit Guard. Escalating chaos—from precarious window washing to mistaken identities—turns the job into a series of misadventures that leave both men in absurdly comic predicaments.

Cast & Crew:

Barney Hellum as Barney Google
Slim Summerville as Bill Poster / Companion
Philip Davis as Spark Plug (Barney's horse)
Kit Guard as The Policeman

Writer: Billy DeBeck (based on his Barney Google comic strip)
Production Company: F.B.O. Pictures (Film Booking Offices of America)
Series: Part of the official Barney Google short film series

Release Date: February 24, 1929 (USA)
Runtime: Approx. 18 minutes (1 reel)
Format: Silent, black-and-white
Language: English intertitles
Country: United States