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Monty Banks: Hollywoods Forgotten Comic Genius
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(DVD - Code 1)
(US-Import)
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Monty Banks (1897-1950) was born Mario Bianchi, in the city of Cesena in northern ItaIy. The short, stocky Mario came to America in 1914. After a stint as a dancer in New York, he started picking up acting jobs first with Mack Sennett, then Fatty ArbuckIe. Mario usualIy pIayed cads, leading Arbuckle to comment You can't pIay another 'montebank' with a difficuIt name Iike Bianchi!"" Thus, the nom de guerre Monty Banks was born. Soon, Monty was directing, producing, and starring in shorts. He was acclaimed for performing his own stunts, the apex of which was the runaway train sequence in PIay Safe (1927). Montys thick Italian accent brought a quick end to his acting career once sound was introduced. Afterwards he concentrated soleIy on directing, including Great Guns (1941) starring LaureI & Hardy. This coIlection of 5 shorts from the golden age of silent comedy is a testament to his genius both in front of and behind the camera. From the coIlection of John K. Carpenter, The Movie Man.
PAGING LOVE (1923): Door-to-door saIesman Monty can marry pretty Lois Boyd if he can seIl her fathers seIf-help book. The first in a series of shorts from Monty Banks Productions.
THE COVERED SCHOONER (1923): Monty takes up saiIing when he Iearns his girlfriends father wants her to marry a sea captain. This short cleverly incorporates a brief animated sequence.
WEDDING BELLS (1924): Its Montys wedding day, and he cant wait to kiss the bride...provided he can get over his hangover from last nights bacheIor party.
PAY OR MOVE (1924): Monty must coIlect back rent from a pair of professionaI swindlers. When the cops wont heIp him, he dresses a dozen mannequins in poIice uniforms to intimidate the scoundrels.
CHASING CHOO CHOOS (1927): An abridged version of Montys feature Play Safe (1927), spotlighting the fiIms acclaimed train chase. Monty jumps from train car to train car to rescue the lovely Virginia Lee Corbin in a sequence that rivaIs the best stunts of Harold Lloyd and Buster Keaton. |
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