Showing posts with label Earle Montgomery. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Earle Montgomery. Show all posts

Saturday, August 3, 2019

Larry Semon Says That His New Comedy Will Be the Funniest Ever -- August 3, 2019

Moving Picture World, 02-August-1919
100 years ago this month, in August, 1919, Larry Semon was busy making two reelers for Vitagraph.

Moving Picture World, 02-August-1919
"Between the Acts" was set in a vaudeville theater.  Larry appeared as a member of the audience and "a combination call-boy and property man."  This reminds me of Chaplin's "A Night at the Show."


Moving Picture World, 09-August-1919
"The subject, following the comedian's idea of having each comedy based on an entirely different theme, in no resembles his former efforts."

Moving Picture World, 23-August-1919
Most of the Vitagraph comedy units were on location.  Joe Rock had poison oak.

Moving Picture World, 23-August-1919
Larry was scouting for locations for a film set in a logging camp.

Moving Picture World, 23-August-1919
"Tootsies and Tamales" sounds like fun.  I don't know what is a "Yat."

Moving Picture World, 30-August-1919
Charles Amador got sued by Charlie Chaplin when he changed  his name to Charlie Aplin and became a Chaplin imitator.

Moving Picture World, 30-August-1919
The comedy crews at the Vitagraph were busy.

Moving Picture World, 30-August-1919
Larry's comedies were being greeted with enthusiasm in New  York.


Friday, May 3, 2019

They've Seen and Laughed at Larry Semon Comedies -- May 3, 2019

Moving Picture World, 17-May-1919
100 years ago this month, in May, 1919, the Vitagraph released the second film in its new Larry Semon comedy series, separate from the Big V comedies. The Larry Semon Comedies were two-reelers. How about those pants?

Moving Picture World, 17-May-1919
"Many scenes are shown, but no plot is left in the spectator's mind."

Moving Picture World, 24-May-1919
"Larry Semon is seen as a house detective..."

Moving Picture World, 10-May-1919
Larry in prison stripes and his assistant MS Pebbles (I can't find him in the IMDB) work on the third Larry Semon comedy, "The Star Boarder." Update 05/08/2019 -- Thank you to Tommie Hicks and Steve Massa for identifying Larry's assistant as Mort Pebbles.

Motion Picture News, 24-May-1919
Larry and the Mysterious Mr Pebbles go over the script.

Moving Picture World, 03-May-1919
Larry shot some thrill scenes in downtown Los Angeles.  There were rumors that Montgomery and Rock of the Big V comedies were splitting up, but Earle Montgomery appeared in one movie while Joe Rock was co-director.

Moving Picture World, 24-May-1919
Larry treated his company to a vacation at Big Bear Lake in the San Bernadino Mountains.

Motion Picture News, 17-May-1919
While his co-workers spent time fishing and relaxing, Larry worked on the script for his fourth movie in the Larry Semon series.

Moving Picture World, 03-May-1919
Jan Rubini was a young Swedish violinist.  I do not know about "The Music of the South Pole."

Moving Picture World, 03-May-1919

Moving Picture World, 03-May-1919
This item appears twice in the same issue.



Sunday, July 1, 2018

Vitagraph's Daredevil Comedians -- July 1, 2018

Motion Picture News, 20-July-1918
Earle Montgomery and Joe Rock made a lot of short comedies for Vitagraph, but few survive. Joe Rock went on to produce comedies with Stan Laurel, and later the Ton of Fun movies. They