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Film Daily, 29-May-1924 |
Lloyd Hamilton starred in a series of two-reel comedies released by Educational. Many are lost. I like the skunk.
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Film Daily, 11-May-1924 |
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Film Daily, 07-May-1924 |
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Exhibitors Herald, 03-May-1924 |
Some of us will remember that in 1923, Al Jolson signed a contract to star in a movie produced by DW Griffith. Jolson got cold feet and broke the contract. Albert L Grey was DW Griffith's brother, who worked on many of his films. Lloyd Hamilton replaced Jolson in the movie that was made, His Darker Self. I love Lloyd Hamilton, but the movie is revolting. We may be lucky that the feature length version is lost. The surviving two reeler is bad enough.
Larry Semon was also trying to move into feature films.
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Exhibitors Herald, 24-May-1924 |
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Photoplay, May, 1924 |
Baby Peggy Montgomery had been Century's biggest comedy star. She moved on to starring in features for Universal.
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Exhibitors Herald, 10-May-1924 |
"Hit 'em Hard" is a century comedy starring Jack Earle and Harry McCoy. "Checking Out" starred Pal the Dog.
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Exhibitors Herald, 10-May-1924 |
"Pretty little Evelyn McCoy" appeared in the Century Follies series.
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Exhibitors Herald, 03-May-1924 |
Christie Comedies emphasized situation comedy over slapstick.
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Exhibitors Herald, 24-May-1924 |
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Film Daily, 21-May-1924 |
"A Christie Comedy of love among the cows."
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Film Daily, 11-May-1924 |
"A Safe Bet That You'll Crack With Laughter."
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Film Daily, 21-May-1924 |
"A Laugh a Day Keeps the Doctor Away."
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Film Daily, 11-May-1924 |
"Sensible Nonsense, with plenty of hokum and laughs."
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Exhibitors Herald, 10-May-1924 |
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Exhibitors Herald, 10-May-1924Film Daily, 20-May-1924 |
Dorothy Devore's success in short comedies led Christie to put her in feature-length comedies. Hodkinson released Christie's features.
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Exhibitors Herald, 03-May-1924 |
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Film Daily, 07-May-1924 |
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Film Daily, 14-May-1924 |
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Film Daily, 21-May-1924 |
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Film Daily, 28-May-1924 |