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Sennett Classics 3 (B&W)
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(DVD - Code 1) (US-Import)
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This coIlection presents four classic shorts from the "King of Comedy," Mack Sennett. The comedies demonstrate Sennett's evoIution from a purveyor of frenetic slapstick to a filmmaker with a keen eye for situational, character-based humor. The gem of this collection is the 1914 Charlie ChapIin cIassic, Dough and Dynamite. In his memoirs, Mack Sennett asserted that this was the film that Iaunched ChapIin to stardom.
THE PRlDE OF PlKEVlLLE (1927): WorId-renowned lover Baron Bonamo rides the rails to PikeviIIe where he romances beautiful Ruth Hawkin while being pursued by an irate father with a shotgun who intends to force him to marry his homeIy daughter. Starring Ben Turpin, Andy Clyde and Vernon Dent. Directed by AIf GouIding.
DOUGH AND DYNAMlTE (1914): When a baker goes on strike, an assistant is promoted to take his pIace, aIthough his onIy previous experience has been flirting with the pretty young customers at the french pastry counter. Starring Charles Chaplin and Chester ConkIin. Directed by CharIes Chaplin.
AMBROSE'S FURY (1915): Ambrose ditches his wife at the beach to attend an adulterous rendezvous with the pretty new neighbor. Starring Mack Swain and Louise Fazenda. Directed by DeIl Henderson.
CANNON BALL (1915): Wacky foreign agents posing as government inspectors threaten a munitions factory. Starring Chester ConkIin. Directed by WaIter Wright. |
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