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Silent Movie Comedies
Concord Scout House Preservation Fund
March 25, 2007
Movie Descriptions Source:
Reelclassicdvd.com
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BROMO AND JULIET (1926) starring Charley Chase, Oliver Hardy,
Corliss Palmer and William Orlamond. Charley gets roped into
playing Romeo in an amateur stage production, which is bad enough,
but he must also round up his girl's drunken dad and get to the
show on time! This film is packed with terrific gags from
beginning to end. It's simply hysterical and certainly one of
Chase's very best silent comedies! Oliver Hardy is the frustrated
cab driver.
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CAUGHT IN THE RAIN (1914) starring Charlie Chaplin, Alice
Davenport and Mack Swain. In this, Chaplin's first effort as a
director, a drunken Charlie falls for another man's wife in the
park. The other man, Mack Swain, is none too pleased when Charlie
follows them home and it turns out he lives right across the hall.
During the night, the wife walks in her sleep and winds up in
Charlie's room! Chaplin's influence as a director is evident in
this Keystone film. While there are plenty of laughs and action,
the pace is not as frantic as the typical Sennett fare of the time.
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COPS (1922) starring Buster Keaton. Not your typical version, this
special edition of COPS includes all of the original titles as well as
the often censored "goat gland" sequence! Buster's girl gives him the
air until he can prove himself to be a good business man. In the process
he accidentally steals a family's every possession, sets off a bomb and
runs from every cop in the city. This is deservedly one of Buster's most
famous and beloved silent comedies. A real blast!
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INTERMISSION
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SMITHY (1924) starring Stan Laurel and James Finlayson. After being
discharged from the army due to a bean shortage, Smithy (Stan Laurel) is
hired as a house builder. The problem is he knows nothing about building
houses which he quickly proves by destroying everything he gets his
hands on. His former sergeant (Finlayson), is the unfortunate victim of
most of his not so little accidents. When Smithy is mistakenly left in
charge, he manages to actually finish the house. All that's left to do
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SOLD AT AUCTION (1923) starring Snub Pollard and James Finlayson. As a
baby, Snub is left abandoned in a basket on a stranger's front stoop.
Twenty five years later, he's still living in the basket! Snub gets a
job helping an auction house sell off their merchandise. They have a
large selection of brass knuckles and blackjacks. Snub's job is to
demonstrate how these handy items are used -- on him! When Finlayson
goes on vacation, Snub and his pals accidentally sell off his furniture.
Now Snub's job is to get it all back. This film is absolutely hilarious!
The action is almost impossible to describe! It's jammed with comedy,
stunts and amazing special effects for the day. A real winner!
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