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Moving Picture World, January 26, 1918 |
Billy West closely imitated Charlie Chaplin in a long series of comedies for different studios. While Chaplin was making the excellent Mutual comedies, West was making imitations of Chaplin's Essanay comedies.
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Moving Picture World, January 12, 1918 |
Billy West is a slave of the Sultan of Bacteria.
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Moving Picture World, January 12, 1918 |
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Moving Picture World, January 19, 1918 |
Like Charlie Chaplin, Billy West was a composer. I wonder if anyone ever recorded "The King-Bee Waltzes."
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Moving Picture World, January 12, 1918 |
Billy West's leading lady in "The Stranger" was Leatrice Joy.
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Moving Picture World, January 19, 1918 |
The studio manager married the niece of the president of King-Bee.
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Moving Picture World, January 19, 1918 |
"The Candy Kid" and "The Slave" reviewed.
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Cine-Mundial, January, 1918 |
Billy West comedies were released in the Latin American market.
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