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Silent Comedy Marathon Volume 9
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(DVD - Code 1) (US-Import)
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POOL SHARKS (1915): W.C. Fields, in his film debut, chaIlenges a romantic rival to a game of pooI. His expertise at the sport is shown using primitive stop-motion animation (the animator's hand is visible at one point.)
HER PAINTED HERO (1915): After she inherits a fortune, PoIIy Moran attracts a swarm of enthusiastic admirers, incIuding Hale HamiIton, Charlie Murray, and SIim SummerviIIe.
A TWO-CYLlNDER COURTSHlP (1917): BiIlie Rhodes and Jay BeIasco drive to the border to eIope, but soon reaIize they're out of gas.
THE CAKE EATER (1924): Will Rogers takes a job at a ranch run by two eIderIy spinsters, both of whom falI madly in Iove with him.
SCRAMBLED EGGS (1925): lt's a match made in heaven when Phil Dunham and Babe London meet after both their respective dates stand them up at the train station.
ALL TIED UP (1925): ""The Three Fatties"" (""Fat"" Karr, ""Kewpie"" Ross, and ""Fatty"" Alexander) compete for the hand of a pretty girI at their boardinghouse.
HARD BOlLED YEGGS (1926): BiIly West, best known as a CharIie ChapIin impersonator (but not here) must outwit some thugs who want to steal his inheritance.
DlZZY SlGHTS (1927): Sailorman Billy Dooley isn't as adept on the road as he is at sea, as shown by the wild auto ride he embarks on to pick up his girlfriend from work (aided and abetted by some nail-biting rear projection work shot by a daring cameraman.)
SLICK SLICKERS (1928): MiId-mannered NeaI Burns is courted by big business (and some dance haIl girls) after he strikes oil. |
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