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| Motion Picture News, 15-September-1923 |
Century Comedies proclaimed its four popular series of comedies, starring Baby Peggy, Pal the Dog, Buddy Messinger and the Century Follies Girls.
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| Motion Picture News, 08-September-1923 |
"Baby Peggy Signs Lesser Contract." This did not mean that she was making less money, but that she had signed with Sol Lesser's Principal Pictures.
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| Motion Picture News, 08-September-1923 |
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| Motion Picture News, 01-September-1923 |
"Count on Christie Comedies This Year." Christie showed a panoply of comic actors.
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| Motion Picture News, 01-September-1923 |
In "Navy Blues," Dorothy Devore's character dressed as a sailor and wound up serving on a ship. Harold Beaudine directed.
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| Film Daily, 24-September-1923 |
"More Laughs Than the Navy Has Beans." Great slogan
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| Motion Picture News, 29-September-1923 |
Fox advertised series with Al St John and Clyde Cook, and the Imperial Comedies with chimps. "A new brand of high class fun." I'll bet.
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| Motion Picture News, 01-September-1923 |
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| Motion Picture News, 01-September-1923 |
I first saw Mabel Normand in The Extra Girl on our local PBS station, KQED-9. Mabel said "I am confident it is the type that will greatly appeal to the public." She was right.
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| Motion Picture News, 08-September-1923 |
Mack Sennett with scenes from his current comedies, which starred Ben Turpin, Harry Gribbon and Billy Bevan.
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| Motion Picture News, 15-September-1923 |
"Down to the Sea in Shoes" starred Billy Bevan and a bunch of pretty girls.
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| Motion Picture News, 22-September-1923 |
This ad for Paramount-Mack Sennett comedies emphasized the pretty girls.
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| Motion Picture News, 15-September-1923 |
Educational released series of short comedies made by many different producers. Cameo Comedies were one-reelers
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| Motion Picture News, 29-September-1923 |
Lloyd Hamilton starred in a series of two-reel comedies. Many are lost.
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| Motion Picture News, 29-September-1923 |
Lloyd Hamilton appeared in his first feature film, His Darker Self. This was supposed to be a film with Al Jolson, directed by DW Griffith; Jolson got cold feet and left. The surviving two-reeler is full of blackface and racist gags.
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| Motion Picture News, 01-September-1923 |
Educational released Mermaid Comedies. Lee Moran played "The Busher," which was an adaption of a story in Ring Lardner's series called "The Busher." The famous "You Know Me Al" stories are part of the Busher series. I don't think Mermaid made any more stories from the series.
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| Motion Picture News, 01-September-1923 |
Educational released Tuxedo Comedies, which were billed as situation comedies rather than slapstick.
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| Film Daily, 10-September-1923 |
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| Motion Picture News, 08-September-1923 |
Hal Roach with several of his stars, including Snub Pollard, Marie Mosquini, Stan Laurel, Edna Murphy and Mickey Daniels.
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| Motion Picture News, 08-September-1923 |
Hal Roach with scenes from his current comedies, including an animal series and Our Gang.
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| Motion Picture News, 01-September-1923 |
Roach planned to release one short a week and two features a year.
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| Motion Picture News, 29-September-1923 |
Snib Pollard was one of Hal Roach's most dependable comics. We see him in a scene from "It's a Gift." Snub has invented a magnetic car. A friend had this movie on 8mm, and I loved watching it. I want a magnetic car.
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| Motion Picture News, 01-September-1923 |
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| Motion Picture News, 29-September-1923 |
I have never seen a Spat Family movie. The series involved a married couple and a brother-in-law.
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| Motion Picture News, 22-September-1923 |
"Our Gang" was Roach's most popular series.
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| Motion Picture News, 22-September-1923 |
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