His superior discovers a note explaining the count can't attend a party, and dresses up like one to take his place.

The Count received this positive review from the Chicago Tribune: "It has story, speed, and spontaneity.

Some squeamish folks may take exception to Mr. Chaplin holding his nose while eating strong cheese, scratching his head with a fork, and washing his ears with watermelon juice at the table.

But these vulgarities pass quickly and can be forgotten in the stress of the high comedy of the soup and the dance.

In 1932, Amedee Van Beuren of Van Beuren Studios purchased Chaplin's Mutual comedies for $10,000 each, added music by Gene Rodemich and Winston Sharples and sound effects, and re-released them through RKO Radio Pictures.