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| Motion Picture World, October 6, 2017 |
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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| Motion Picture World, October 6, 2017 |
I wonder why they changed the title. I think "Star Boarder" may have been used for other movies.
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| Motion Picture World, October 13, 2017 |
The president of King-Bee, Louis Burstein (not "Burnstein") gave his daughter a part in "The Candy Kid."
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| Motion Picture World, October 13, 2017 |
The Bee-Hive exchange distributed King-Bee productions in New York and New Jersey. Cool.
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| Motion Picture World, October 20, 2017 |
This ad refers to the Fall harvest season.
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| Motion Picture World, October 20, 2017 |
Billy West looks quite Chaplinesque in this scene from "The Fly Cop." Oliver Hardy stands at the right. "Fly cop" is a slang term for a plainclothes policeman.
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