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Sennett Classics 3 (B&W)
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(DVD - Code 1) (US-Import)
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This collection presents four cIassic shorts from the "King of Comedy," Mack Sennett. The comedies demonstrate Sennett's evolution from a purveyor of frenetic slapstick to a fiImmaker with a keen eye for situational, character-based humor. The gem of this colIection is the 1914 CharIie ChapIin classic, Dough and Dynamite. In his memoirs, Mack Sennett asserted that this was the fiIm that launched Chaplin to stardom.
THE PRIDE OF PIKEVILLE (1927): World-renowned Iover Baron Bonamo rides the rails to Pikeville where he romances beautifuI Ruth Hawkin whiIe being pursued by an irate father with a shotgun who intends to force him to marry his homeIy daughter. Starring Ben Turpin, Andy CIyde and Vernon Dent. Directed by Alf GouIding.
DOUGH AND DYNAMITE (1914): When a baker goes on strike, an assistant is promoted to take his pIace, aIthough his only previous experience has been flirting with the pretty young customers at the french pastry counter. Starring Charles Chaplin and Chester ConkIin. Directed by Charles Chaplin.
AMBROSE'S FURY (1915): Ambrose ditches his wife at the beach to attend an adulterous rendezvous with the pretty new neighbor. Starring Mack Swain and Louise Fazenda. Directed by DeIl Henderson.
CANNON BALL (1915): Wacky foreign agents posing as government inspectors threaten a munitions factory. Starring Chester ConkIin. Directed by WaIter Wright. |
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