'Drunkest man ever' now silent sensation

Surveillance video showing an intoxicated man looking to buy more beer at a convenience store is getting a second life now that it's been re-edited into a silent-movie-style clip.

The original video debuted online last week, showing footage from Oct. 6, purportedly from a convenience store in an unspecified location.

That video, which has received more than 400,000 hits on YouTube, can be seen below in case you missed it:

But now the clip has been given "the silent treatment" by the folks at Mustache and Monocle, who added some piano music and script-board dialogue to turn the footage into an instant black-and-white classic, already getting more than 108,000 hits.

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They've given it the working title, "Larry Goes to the Market," seen here: 

While some viewers are questioning the authenticity of the surveillance video, others are simply applauding the quality of the remake:

• "The original video was funny, but this lends so well to the silent-film style, it's scary."

• "Just when I thought the original was the greatest video I've seen, you've actually improved on perfection. Well done, sir."

• "If it's fake, he deserves an award for that performance. If it's not fake, he deserves more beer :-)."