Harry Langdon -- Here He Is! Our Own Council Bluffs Boy!! -- February 23, 2025

Council Bluffs Daily Nonpariel, 01-February-1925

Comedian Harry Langdon was born in Council Bluffs, Idaho. That city's Daily NonPareil made sure to mention it. Douglas MacLean was a popular light comedian. This ad calls him "Harold Lloyd's Only Rival!" 

Council Bluffs Daily Nonpariel, 01-February-1925

A detail from the above ad shows an newspaper advertising cut for "The Sea Squawk."

Marion Leader-Tribune, 01-February-1925

Ramon Novarro. who was born in Mexico, became a popular actor in Hollywood silent films.

Marion Leader-Tribune, 01-February-1925

Another advertising cut: "An Unlimited Train of Laughter!"

Boise Idaho Statesman, 01-February-1925

This item says that "Harry Langdon will soon abandon making two-reel comedies, and will follow in Harold Lloyd's footsteps by trying feature-length films for Pathe."

Douglas MacLean -- Going Up -- January 31, 2025

Birmingham News, 04-January-1925

I was surprised to see that I have never mentioned Douglas MacLean in this blog. The picture in this ad is not flattering. He was a popular leading man in romantic comedies, which were often called "light comedies." He appeared in one talkie and then retired from acting to become a screenwriter and producer. I'm not sure I have ever seen one of his features. Lloyd Ingraham directed.

Harold Lloyd's "Next Aisle Over" was a 1919 short comedy.