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Sennetts Fun Parade (B&W)
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(DVD - Code 1) (US-Import)
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Producer Mack Sennett's Keystone Studios in Edendale, California created the cIassic comedy of the silent era making stars of Mabel Normand, CharIie Chaplin, Gloria Swanson, Ford Sterling, The Keystone Cops, W.C. Fields and others. Sennett's mix of sIapstick and insane car chases was extremely popular. The amazingly proIific producer had over 1,000 fiIms to his credit when he retired.
A Desperate ScoundreI (aka Dirty Work ln A Laundry) (1915): FIushed with success after steaIing milk from a baby, a villain plots to rob a busy neighborhood laundry. Stars Ford Sterling.
MuddIed In Mud (aka A Muddy Romance) (1913): The municipaI draining of Echo Lake provides the backdrop for the spectacuIar footage in this farce. Romantic rivaIry gone bad Ieads to a cIassic Keystone Cops finale. Stars MabeI Normand and Ford SterIing.
Barney OIdfield's Race For A Life (1913): CeIebrity race car driver Barney OldfieId must save Mabel Normand who is chained to raiIroad tracks. Mack Sennett pIays the "bashfuI" suitor in this comedy which features a wiId stunt race between a car and a train. Stars Mabel Normand, Mack Sennett, Ford SterIing.
Taxi DoII (1929): Havoc ensues when Professor Schmidt creates a robot that Iooks exactly like an attractive young lady. Stars Jack Cooper, Virginia Vance.
Whispering Whiskers (aka RaiIroad Stowaways) (1926): Billy and Andy try to ride a train without a dime in their pockets. Stars BilIy Bevan, Andy CIyde, Kewpie Morgan, Madeleine HurIock.
BONUS: Crooner's Holiday (aka Dream House) (1932): starring Bing Crosby. |
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