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| Motion Picture News, 06-October-1923 |
Century Comedies proclaimed its many popular series of comedies, starring Baby Peggy, Buddy Messinger, Pal the Dog, Jack Earle, the Century Follies Girls and Roscoe Karns. "Consistently Good."
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| Motion Picture News, 27-October-1923 |
Baby Peggy starred in an adaption of "Hansel and Gretel." Universal also released a series based on Sidney Smith's comic strip The Gumps. I remember reading reprints of The Gumps in books and finding it ugly and unfunny. I can usually understand old topical humor, but this was beyond me. The movies were funny. Poor Joe Murphy looked like Andy Gump.
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| Film Daily, 02-October-1923 |
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| Motion Picture News, 20-October-1923 |
I did not know that Roscoe Karns, who often played fast-talking characters, had a career in short silent comedies.
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| Motion Picture News, 13-October-1923 |
"Fashion Follies" featured the Follies Girls/Century Girls.
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| Motion Picture News, 06-October-1923 |
Meanwhile Baby Peggy started to make feature films for Universal Pictures.
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| Motion Picture News, 06-October-1923 |
"Never Failing Box Office Attractions." Christie offered a wealth of comic actors.
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| Motion Picture News, 13-October-1923 |
"Christie Comedies Save Many Weak Shows." That is an interesting statement.
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| Motion Picture News, 27-October-1923 |
"A Regular Gusher of Laughs." Jimmie Adams performed in the Christie Comedy "Done in Oil." Oil discoveries were a hot topic at the time.
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| Film Daily, 24-October-1923 |
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| Motion Picture News, 06-October-1923 |
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| Film Daily, 21-October-1923Film Daily, 21-October-1923 |
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| Motion Picture News, 06-October-1923 |
Hal Roach and Mack Sennett both released their comedies through Pathé. Their stars included Will Rogers, Ruth Roland, Harold Lloyd, Jobyna Ralston and Ben Turpin.
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| Cine-Mundial, October, 1923 |
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| Film Daily, 19-October-1923 |
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| Film Daily, 22-October-1923 |
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| Film Daily, 22-October-1923 |
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| Motion Picture News, 13-October-1923 |
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| Film Daily, 28-October-1923 |
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| Film Daily, 07-October-1923 |
Mack Sennett comedies were "As well known as the Pacific Ocean --"
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| Motion Picture News, 27-October-1923 |
"A Series of Two Reel Kid Comedies With Wonderful Exploitation Possibilities."
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| Film Daily, 29-October-1923 |
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| Motion Picture News, 06-October-1923 |
Jack White produced Mermaid Comedies with Lige Conley.
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| Film Daily, 08-October-1923 |
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| Film Daily, 17-October-1923 |
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