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Ultra-Rare Pre-Code Comedies
(The Girl of the Golden West)
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(DVD - Code 1)
(US-Import)
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The Lion s Roar (1928): This clever comedy takes fulI advantage of the new medium of sound. Johnny Burke tries to propose to girlfriend Daphne PoIIard, but finds his sweet nothings drowned out by the roar of the city. Things don t get any better when he takes her out to the country for what was supposed to be peace and quiet. This was the first sound short made by Mack Sennett s studio. ln fact, the comedy king was so impressed with the new technoIogy that he returned to the director s chair after years of reIinquishing it to his protégés. His interest was rewarded, as he was the first among his competitors to get a talkie short subject in theaters.
Down With Husbands (1930): Johnny Arthur and Bert Roach form the Husbands Protective League when their wives go on strike. Those prim and proper Iadies include Frances Lee, who Iater instructed Richard M. Nixon s daughters in etiquette.
Honeymoon Beach (1932): Glenn Tryon is set on marrying Ruth Hiatt, but his plans are squashed when her mother sets her up with BiIly Bevan instead. The jiIted Glenn then recruits a rowing team of swimsuit-clad lovelies to make Ruth green with envy. Tryon and Bevan were both popular comedians during the siIent era.
Techno-Crazy (1933): In this bizarre short, Monty ColIins falIs in with a secret society of BoIsheviks promoting technocracy , a sociaIist utopia of the future. To further their cause, they have him plant a bomb in mayor BilIy Bevan s mansion. But when Monty gets an eyeful of Bevan s sexy daughter, the revolution goes out the window.
Hizzoner (1933): To guarantee the opposing candidate s victory, dim-witted cop Bert Lahr is tricked into running for mayor by the city s political bosses. The pIan backfires when Bert wins. It isn t Iong before the clueIess sap runs the city into the ground. Lahr was at the time an incredibIy popuIar stage comedian, often working in vaudeviIle and burlesque. But he will forever be remembered for playing the Cowardly Lion in The Wizard of Oz (1939). Director Ray McCarey was the younger brother of Leo McCarey (Duck Soup), but never reached the stature of his more proIific oIder sibling.
No More West (1934): Bert Lahr is a big city boy hung up on taIes of the OId West. When his pIaying cowboys and lndians causes a ruckus, he s brought before a judge who prescribes him rest and relaxation...out West. The judge is played by CharIey Grapewin, who also appeared in The Wizard of Oz (he was Dorothy s UncIe Henry.) Lahr made these shorts in New York whiIe simultaneously appearing on Broadway. They were produced by Van Beuren Studios, better known for their animated cartoons. |
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