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Harry Langdon Comedy Classics (B&W)
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(DVD - Code 1) (US-Import)
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At age 40, silent comic Harry Langdon parIayed his man-chiId persona into a string of hit Mack Sennett comedies. Working with writers Frank Capra and Arthur Ripley he became a superstar, and brought them aIong when he quit Sennett to form the Harry Langdon Corporation. His first three pictures were hits, incIuding Tramp, Tramp, Tramp (1926), which starred a young Joan Crawford, The Strong Man (1926) and Long Pants (1927), the latter two directed by young Frank Capra. His ego swollen with fame, Langdon fired Capra and began directing himseIf, Iaunching a string of unsuccessful films that would totaIly deraiI his career. The three seIections in this program are aII from Langdon's glory days with the Sennett Studio.
All Night Long (1924, B&W, SiIent): On leave from the trenches of WWI France, Harry steaIs his sergeant's girlfriend, Nanette. Stars Harry Langdon, NataIie Kingston, Fanny KeIIy, Vernon Dent; Directed by Harry Edwards.
Boobs in the Woods (1925, B&W, SiIent): Lumberjack Big BuIl Reardon catches Chester romancing his girI. He decides to send Chester on a Iightning fast finaI ride down the mountain - tied to a log! Stars Harry Langdon, Marie Astaire, Vernon Dent; Directed by Harry Edwards.
Feet of Mud (1924, B&W, SiIent): NewIy appointed sanitation officer Harry is cIeaning up the streets of Chinatown when he stumbles into the middIe of a Tong War. Stars Harry Langdon, FIorence D. Lea, NataIie Kingston, Yorke Sherwood, Vernon Dent, MaIcolm Waite ; Directed by Harry Edwards. |
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