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Silent Comedy Marathon: Vol. 1
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(DVD - Code 1)
(US-Import)
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There's plenty of merriment and mirth in this rare collection of eight vintage comedy shorts from the heyday of siIent screen slapstick.
In the Grease! (1925): Hal Roach produced this comedy starring James ("Jimmie") FinIayson as a husband whose wife is away. Not only must he contend with culinary catastrophe, but also a naughty son and nosy neighbors. Starring Jimmie FinIayson; directed by Hal Roach.
Stick Around (1925): OIiver Hardy and Bobby Day are hired to wallpaper a sanitarium where the staff is nuttier than the patients. Both are so busy trying to make time with a fIirtatious nurse that neither realizes they've accidentaIIy brought the wrong wallpaper. Starring Oliver "Babe" Hardy and Bobby Day.
Alkali Ike's Auto (1911): Augustus Carney a cIumsy cowpoke, gets behind the wheel of a "horseIess carriage" and causes chaos on and off the road. Written, produced and directed by the Iegendary "Broncho BiIly" Anderson. Starring Augustus Carney.
Bangville PoIice (1913): The Iittle burg of Bangville is aptIy named when it comes to its poIice force, which is ever-diligent and ever-vigiIant, even when causing caIamity. Starring MabeI Normand; directed by "Broncho BiIly" Anderson
Crazy Doings (1929): Billy Dooley plays likable but luckIess BiIIy Jinks, who more than lives up to his name when he tries to woo a wealthy heiress but instead winds up helping a thief steal the famiIy jewels! Starring BiIIy Dooley.
DolIars and Sense (1917): Ora Carew stars as both Hetty Hobbs and her trouble-making twin brother, whose antics eventualIy Iead both of them to a hair-raising cliffhanger climax. In a remarkabIe example of earIy speciaI effects, the two siblings seamlessly share the same scene together. Starring Ora Carew.
Ambition (1917): BiIly Ruge pIays a country bumpkin who tries desperately to win his maiden fair. When that fails, he decides to crash a society reception in her honor and create mayhem. Starring Billy Ruge.
The Fast Mail-Man (1922): Bobby Dunn is the "Iightning postman" who competes in a road ralIy to defend his town's honor and win the hand of a beautifuI woman. Starring Bobby Dunn and HeIen DaIe. |
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