Big V Riot Squad: Snub Pollard

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Saturday, June 15, 2024

Harold Lloyd -- No Limit of Una-Lloyd Joy! -- June 15, 2024

Casper Daily Tribune, 13-June-1924

I like this pair of ads for Harold Lloyd's Girl Shy that appeared in the Casper Daily Tribune. Here we see Harold hanging onto the pole of a trolley car during the movie's great chase.

"Lloyd-laughs galore!
Chills and thrills by the score!
And love? See the world's
play-boy step! Such pep!
No limit of Una-Lloyd joy!"

It took me a minute to see that "Una-Lloyd joy!" was a play on "unalloyed joy." I must be getting slow in my old age.

Casper Daily Tribune, 15-June-1924

"Actually, he feared

the pretty girls --
But in his dreams?
Oh, B-B-Boy!
What a Romeo"

Casper Daily Tribune, 15-June-1924

Casper Daily Tribune, 17-June-1924

"Oh Boy! It's Funny."

Casper Daily Tribune, 17-June-1924

"Conspicuous in his support is pretty Jobyna Ralston ... Jobyna brings to the screen a distinctive type of beauty, young, dainty and refreshing."

Photoplay, June, 1924

Film Daily, 15-June-1924

Harold's next movie was released as Hot Water. That is a better title than Hubby.

Photoplay, June, 1924

Before he developed "The Glass Character," Harold Lloyd played Lonesome Luke. Bebe Daniels was his leading lady in most of the Luke shorts.

Photoplay, June, 1924

Snub Pollard supported Harold in the Lonesome Luke shorts. Bebe is not involved in this shot.

Photoplay, June, 1924

Harold consults with Hal Roach, who produced all of his short films.

Wednesday, September 6, 2023

Marie Mosquini -- September 6, 2023

Cine-Mundial, September, 1923

Cute Italian-American actress Marie Mosquini starred in hundreds of short comedies. Hal Roach often teamed her with Snub Pollard. I remember her best as Buster Keaton's wife in "One Week." They had great chemistry together. After she retired from movies around 1930, she married her second husband, Phonofilm inventor Lee De Forest.

Los Angeles Times, 01-February-1922

This item says Marie Mosquini and Snub Pollard got engaged. I think she was already married to her first. They never married each other, as far as I know. Anyway, they look happy.

Saturday, July 22, 2023

Happy Snappy Peppy - July 22, 2023

Motion Picture Magazine, July, 1923

Jocko, a stuffed animal, receives instructions from Baby Peggy.

Motion Picture News, 14-July-1923

A New York doll manufacturer made a deal with the Stern Brothers of Century Comedies to make a Baby Peggy doll. This is not related to the Baby Peggy dolls made by disabled artist Peggy Wheeler:

Big V Riot Squad: Baby Peggy and Big Peggy -- January 26, 2023

Motion Picture News, 07-July-1923

Fox promoted Imperial Comedies, their new brand of two-reelers. "Because of the standard set for these productions the distribution schedule is limited to 12 releases for the season."

Cine-Mundial, July, 1923

Al St John had his own series of two-reel comedies for Fox.

Motion Picture News, 07-July-1923

The Covered Wagon was the first epic western and an enormous hit. Many parodies followed, such as Hal Roach's "The Uncovered Wagon." Paul Parrott, Charley Chase's brother, was the star. JA Howe directed.

Motion Picture News, 07-July-1923

The hero and heroine escape from jeopardy by catching a streetcar which is running across the open prairie.

Motion Picture News, 07-July-1923

"...full of whimsey and good for a round of laughs."

Motion Picture News, 21-July-1923

This ad for Hal Roach's one-reel comedies features Paul Parrott, Stan Laurel and the Dippy-Doo-Dads. I see a dog sitting in a police vehicle, a monkey dressed as a fireman and a duck who appears to be in distress.

Motion Picture News, 07-July-1923

"Pick and Shovel," was directed by George Jeske and starred Stan Laurel.

Motion Picture News, 14-July-1923

In "Kill or Cure," Stanley played a patent medicine salesman whose product could be used as "a varnish, stove polish, or bug exterminator -- delightful after shaving." Scott Pembroke directed.

Motion Picture News, 28-July-1923

With Harold Lloyd having flown the coop, Hal Roach's biggest success was the Our Gang Comedies.

Motion Picture News, 28-July-1923

"Lodge Night" was directed by Robert McGowan.

Motion Picture News, 28-July-1923

Billy West started as a Chaplin imitator but later developed his own character. He starred in an Arrow series called Broadway Comedies.

Motion Picture News, 07-July-1923

Eddie Lyons starred in another series for Arrow. "The Love of Tut" was one of many films inspired by the recent discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun.

Motion Picture News, 28-July-1923

A bevy of performers from Christie comedies.

Motion Picture News, 07-July-1923

Snub Pollard appeared in a series of two-reelers for Hal Roach. I have always liked the title of Snub's film "The Courtship of Miles Sandwich."

Motion Picture News, 07-July-1923

Sid Smith was a veteran comedian. He starred in a new series of two-reel films distributed by Grand-Asher, which was a fairly new company. "The Joke Smith and Gloom Chaser."

Motion Picture News, 28-July-1923

"The Boy That Packs Em In." "King of Komedies."

Motion Picture News, 14-July-1923

Grand-Asher distributed series with Sid Smith and Monty Banks. "Happy Snappy Peppy."

Motion Picture News, 07-July-1923

Scenes with Sid Smith and Monty Banks.

Motion Picture News, 07-July-1923

"The Monarch of Mirth." "The Covered Schooner" was another parody of The Covered Wagon.

Motion Picture News, 28-July-1923

"12 Two Reel Comedies/Every One a Knock-Out."

Motion Picture News, 07-July-1923

Comic T Roy Barnes ("Do you know a man by the name of LaFong? Carl LaFong? Capital L, small a, Capital F, small o, small n, small g. LaFong. Carl LaFong.") signed with Grace Page Productions to star in a series of "two-reel domestic comedies." Domestic comedies usually went light on the slapstick.

Paul Terry's animated Aesop's Film Fable was "The Covered Push-Cart." Another satire of The Covered

Friday, June 23, 2023

More Thrills, Prettier Girls, Funnier Gags -- June 23, 2023

Motion Picture News, 30-June-1923

"More Thrills, Prettier Girls, Funnier Gags" Fox Sunshine Comedies frequently featured pretty girls and animals.

Motion Picture News, 30-June-1923

"Circus Pals," directed by Lewis Seiler, featured at least one pretty girl and lots of animals. I wonder if the little monkey is Josephine.

Motion Picture News, 30-June-1923

Fox introduced a new line of Imperial Comedies. I like image of the Sphinx being tickled. Egyptian subjects were very popular because of the recent discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb.

Motion Picture News, 30-June-1923

Century Comedies boasted that four-year-old Baby Peggy was promoted from short comedies to features.

Motion Picture News, 09-June-1923

Century Comedies also boasted about the great variety of the stars of its short comedies. The second article talks about the comic strip The Gumps by Sidney Smith was being made into a series of short films. I have read examples of The Gumps and have never found it funny. Perhaps it is just me.

Motion Picture News, 16-June-1923

Century's series of Follies Girls comedies came with "an elaborate girlie revue..."

Motion Picture News, 30-June-1923

Century planned to release one two reeler a week for an entire year.

Motion Picture News, 23-June-1923

Mack Swain started his film career at Mack Sennett's Keystone studio. Swain moved on to L-KO and then appeared in some of Chaplin's First National films. This item says that Swain was going back to work for Mack Sennett, but I'm not sure that happened.

Cine-Mundial, June, 1923

Mabel Normand, who was with Sennett at the birth of Keystone, also returned to Sennett in this period.

Motion Picture News, 02-June-1923

I have seen Sennett's "Skylarking," which starred Harry Gribbon and Alberta Vaughn. It is funny.

Motion Picture News, 02-June-1923

Harry Aitken was re-releasing Keystone comedies, probably with new titles and subtitles, as "New Edition Keystone Comedies."

Motion Picture News, 02-June-1923

I don't know much about Sid (Sidney) Smith except that he had been one of the Hallroom Boys and worked for Mack Sennett and Al Christy for a while.

Motion Picture News, 23-June-1923

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.

Motion Picture News, 02-June-1923

"25,000 Laughs! 10,000 Chuckles! 5,000 Grins!" Mario Bianchi was born in Cesena in Italy's Emilia-Romagna region. He emigrated to the US in 1914. He adopted the name Monty Banks and appeared in many short comedies. He later appeared in features known for daring stunt work.

Motion Picture News, 02-June-1923

In the Teens, Joe Rock and Earle Montgomery made a lot of short comedies for Vitagraph, but few survive. Joe Rock went on to star in solo comedies, and produce comedies with Stan Laurel, and later the Ton of Fun movies.

Motion Picture News, 02-June-1923

"Chrisie Again Makes Good With Novel Comedy Attraction." Unfortunately, Christie chose to make "Roll Along" with his actors in black face. Scott Sidney directed. The movie was shot along the Sacramento River but set along the Mississippi. Jimmie Adams played Rastus Jones.

Motion Picture News, 02-June-1923

I hope this one no longer exists. I am afraid to check.

Motion Picture News, 02-June-1923

Bobby Vernon started as a juvenile comedian at Keystone, where he starred in several popular comedies with Gloria Swanson.

Motion Picture News, 09-June-1923

Christie sent Neal Burns and a crew to Lassen County in Northern California to shoot "Back to the Woods," a logging comedy.

Lassen Mail, 07-June-1923

"Back to the Woods" was shot at a camp of the Red River Lumber Company.

Motion Picture News, 23-June-1923

The images include Neal Burns and leading lady Vera Steadman.

Motion Picture News, 30-June-1923

"A Valuable Asset of the Well Balanced Summer Program."

Motion Picture News, 23-June-1923

Snub Pollard appeared in a series of two-reelers for Hal Roach. I like the image of his mustache. Years ago I tried to grow my mustache to look like his.

Motion Picture News, 23-June-1923

I have always liked the title of Snub's film "The Courtship of Miles Sandwich."

Motion Picture News, 02-June-1923

Motion Picture News, 23-June-1923

Stan Laurel appeared in a series of one-reelers for Hal Roach.

Motion Picture News, 16-June-1923

Motion Picture News, 09-June-1923

Hal Roach's Our Gang series, starring a group of talented and not-obnoxious kids, was a big hit. I like the way they always included children of color, who were treated just the rest of the gang.