Smudge

A comedy-drama starring and directed by Charles Ray. Stephen Stanton falls heir to a small-town newspaper in the midst of the California citrus groves. The town is bedeviled by the smoke from the smudgepots used to prevent the oranges from freezing, but Stephen uses his ingenuity to solve the problem.

• Silent Era Comedy
• Rural Americana
• Wholesome Family Drama
• Physical Slapstick
• Nostalgic Period Piece
• Light Romantic Subplot
• Simple Moral Narrative
• Early Cinema Charm