Showing posts with label Norman Taurog. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Norman Taurog. Show all posts

Saturday, July 30, 2022

Baby Peggy Pictures to be Specials -- July 30, 2022


Motion Picture News, 08-July-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.

Motion Picture News, 01-July-1922

Norman Taurog, who had directed Larry Semon comedies at Vitagraph, moved over to Century.

Moving Picture World, 22-July-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. The Christies featured situation comedy more than the slapstick favored by Mack Sennett and Hal Roach.

Moving Picture World, 15-July-1922

Hal Roach was another major producer of comedies. "Produced under the supervision of Hal Roach himself. No wonder they are so good!"

Moving Picture World, 22-July-1922

Roach produced comedies starring Paul Parrot, the brother of Charley Chase.

Moving Picture World, 22-July-1922

Pioneering comedy producer Mack Sennett produced many shorts starring Australian Billy Bevan.

Moving Picture World, 01-July-1922

Sennet also made features. 

Moving Picture World, 22-July-1922

Lloyd Hamilton, who had been the Ham of Ham and Bud, starred in a series of Mermaid Comedies distributed by Educational Comedies. Most of them were destroyed in a vault fire. "A Fast Rising Star in the Comedy Kingdom/Where FunFests are presented by Educational." 

Motion Picture News, 01-July-1922


Thursday, February 3, 2022

Larry Semon in His Latest $100,000 Comedy -- February 3, 2022

Ogden Standard-Examiner, 28-January-1922

Larry Semon was very big 100 years ago this month. Note how much larger his image is than Gloria Swanson's in this ad. Bebe Daniels had been Harold Lloyd's first leading lady, but left to become a big star. "Larry Semon in His Latest $100,000 Comedy." This was a harbinger of troubles to come.

Motion Picture News, 04-February-1921

Here we see the groundbreaking for a new Larry Semon Studio. Albert Smith, founder and president of the Vitagraph, is in the foreground. Surprisingly, Larry and leading lady Lucille Carlisle are in the background.

Motion Picture News, 11-February-1921

"It is considered the most pretentious comedy he has ever made." I like the way the meanings of words change over time. 

Motion Picture News, 11-February-1921

A comedy set in a vaudeville theater with the hero playing multiple parts reminds me of Buster Keaton's "The Playhouse."

Motion Picture News, 18-February-1921

A big ad for "The Show." Note how many people are on the stage in the background.