Baby Peggy -- The Child Wonder of the Screen -- September 28, 2022

Film Daily, 03-September-1922

Baby Peggy Montgomery grew to become Century's biggest comedy star, even surpassing her old comrade Brownie the Century Wonder Dog. Universal released Century Comedies. "Little Red Riding Hood" was a short film, but it was treated as "A Century Special Production." 

Motion Picture News, 02-September-1922

The Big Bad Wolf was played by a dog named Peter the Great.

Motion Picture News, 02-September-1922

Carter and Flora Parker DeHaven were vaudeville performers. They were usually billed as Mr and Mrs Carter De Haven.

Moving Picture World, 16-September-1922

The Christie Film Company was a major producer of short comedies from 1911 to 1933. Al Christie was the director and Charles Christie ran the business. "That Son of a Sheik" starred Neal Burns. 

Moving Picture World, 09-September-1922

Educational distributed many different series of short comedies. "The Spice of the Program."

Moving Picture World, 16-September-1922

The Christie Film Company was a major producer of short comedies from 1911 to 1933. Educational distributed their films. Al Christie was the director and Charles Christie ran the business. "That Son of a Sheik" starred Neal Burns. 

Moving Picture World, 23-September-1922

Earl Hurd was a pioneering animator, who had worked with JR Bray to develop cell animation. Hurd produced a series of short films that combined animation and live action. Educational released his movies.

Moving Picture World, 09-September-1922

Educational also released Mermaid Comedies, which starred Lloyd Hamilton.

Moving Picture World, 02-September-1922

"Book at Educational Exchanges." Johnny Hines starred in a series of short comedies as Torchy. I like the images in these ads.

Moving Picture World, 16-September-1922

Moving Picture World, 30-September-1922

Moving Picture World, 09-September-1922

Hal Roach's new series, Our Gang, was released by Pathé. "Big Laughs From Little Kids." 

Moving Picture World, 16-September-1922

"Kids! Animals! Laughs!"

Moving Picture World, 02-September-1922

Himself.

Moving Picture World, 30-September-1922

Roach veteran Snub Pollard had moved up from one-reeelers to two-reelers. 

Moving Picture World, 16-September-1922

 

Moving Picture World, 09-September-1922

Moving Picture World, 16-September-1922

"More Laughs, Longer Laughs, Longer Comedies."

Moving Picture World, 30-September-1922

Metro was going to release short comedies starring Stan Laurel.

Fox produced and released several series of short comedies. 

Moving Picture World, 23-September-1922

Clyde Cook's "The Eskimo" was directed by fellow comedian Slim Summerville. 

Moving Picture World, 09-September-1922

Bud Fisher's Mutt and Jeff was the most popular comic strip in America for many years. Augustus Mutt and Jeff had many timely adventures. Fox released a series of animated cartoons. 

Moving Picture World, 23-September-1922

Uncle Dan Mason, who had played the Skipper in a series of short comedies based on Fontaine Fox's comic panel The Toonerville Trolley That Meets All the Trains, moved to FBO to star in a series of Plum Center Comedies.

Moving Picture World, 16-September-1922

Harry Cohn, his brother Jack and Joe Brandt provided the initials for C.B.C. Film Sales Corp. The Hallroom Boys Comedies were a long running series of short comedies, based on a comic strip by Harold MacGill.

Moving Picture World, 09-September-1922

I don't know anything about Frankie Lee. 

Moving Picture World, 09-September-1922

I also know nothing about Federated Radio Comedies, although the item below may refer to them. 

Indianapolis Journal, 17-September-1922

"...two-reel radio comedies based on the science of radio."