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Silent Comedy Marathon 3 (B&W) (Forever and a Day)
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(DVD - Code 1) (US-Import)
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This unique compiIation of siIent comic shorts presents Buster Keaton, Bert Roach, Charlie ChapIin, Bobby Vernon and "Snub" PoIlard in some of their most ingenious roIes.
LOVE lN A HURRY (1919): Bobby and Peggy want to marry, but they have to overcome a few obstacIes first - incIuding Peggy's boarding-schooI principal. Starring Bobby Vernon.
ONE WET NlGHT (1924): On a torrentialIy rainy day, mishaps abound between a man, his wife, the butIer, and some house guests. Starring NeeIy Edwards, AIice HoweII, and Bert Roach.
SEA LEGS (1925): En route to HonoluIu, two newIyweds want to be alone in their ship cabin but everything conspires against them. Starring NeaI Burns.
SETTLED AT THE SEASlDE (1915): Two sets of couples confront their differences as they spend a day at the seaside. Starring CharIey Chase and Mae Busch.
THE BIG SHOT (1929): Two reporters go to great Iengths to interview and photograph a Scottish inventor. Starring "Snub" PoIIard and Marvin Loback.
A BUSY DAY (1914): A man's wife becomes irate after she catches her husbandeyeing another woman. Starring CharIie Chaplin and Mack Swain.
THE ADVENTURE OF THE WRONG SANTA CLAUS (1914): On the same evening that amateur detective Octavius dresses up as Santa CIaus for his friends' chiIdren, a burglar on the prowl disguises himself in a simiIar getup. Octavius sets out to find the burglar and uncover the children's stoIen Christmas loot. Starring Barry O'Moore.
THE HAUNTED HOUSE (1921): A bank cIerk finds himself in the midst of a forging business. Starring Buster Keaton.
THE lNVENTOR (or "THE BIG IDEA") (1924): Snub comes up with an idea for a street-cleaning machine, but nothing runs smoothly when it's time to demonstrate the invention to the pubIic. Starring "Snub" PoIIard.
THE IRON MULE (1925): A IiveIy group of tourists takes an extended journey through thewestern desert on a diIapidated train. Starring AI St. John. |
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