![[movies]](/images/mediatype_movies.gif) | A Cure for Pokeritis
John Bunny was the first major comedic performer of cinema. His short, plump figure (he stood 5"4' and weighed over 300 lbs.) and round face were internationally recognized as he starred in 173 short comedies from 1909 to 1914. Yet, for all of the fame he enjoyed during his acting career, he was almost immediately forgotten following his death in 1915. In "A Cure for Pokeritis", George Brown (Bunny) is a compulsive gambler who promises his wife (Flora Finch) he will give up his game of choice, p...
Keywords: silent; comedy; john bunny; compulsive gambling
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| A Flawed Family Flick - The Gorilla - Ivan Bridgewater
This is another in our series of Flawed Family Flicks. Join cousins Harrigan, Garrity & Mulligan as they try to keep the Gorilla from claiming another victim. This movies was cut from over an hour down to 29 minutes....Special Editors Note: we have created "Flawed Family Flicks" as a fun way to rekindle new interest in some great old movies. These remixes were originally created for my grandchildren, and it now appears many other folks enjoy them as well...
Keywords: Bridgewater Video; Flawed Family Flick; BTV Comedy; Warped Vision Video; BTV
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| A Flawed Family Flick - The Gorilla (2006) - Windows Media Version - Ivan Bridgewater
This is another in our series of Flawed Family Flicks. Join cousins Harrigan, Garrity & Mulligan as they try to keep the Gorilla from claiming another victim. This movies was cut from over an hour down to 29 minutes. You can find the DVD version here: http://www.archive.org/details/IMB_The_Gorilla
Keywords: Bridgewater Video; Flawed Family Flick; BTV Comedy; Warped Vision Video
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| A Jazzed Honeymoon - Hal Roach
A 1919 short comedy film featuring Harold Lloyd. Listed as Public Domain by Wikipedia.
Keywords: Harold Lloyd
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| A Natural Born Gambler - Bert Williams
In 1916 the Biograph film company signed black comedian Bert Williams to write, produce, direct and star in two comedies. Williams created "A Natural Born Gambler" and "Fish." While hardly a breakthrough in shattering racial stereotypes (Williams was required by the studio to wear "darkie" makeup), a black production with a black cast was unprecedented. The response was tepid and Williams did not appear in any movies after Fish...
Keywords: silent; comedy; slapstick; black history
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| A Night in the Show
Charlie plays two roles as two spectators at a music-hall show. It has a few good laughs and also provides an interesting look at old-fashioned theater entertainment.
Keywords: Silent; Comedy; Charles Chaplin
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| A Sammy in Siberia - Hal Roach
A 1919 short comedy film featuring Harold Lloyd. Listed as Public Domain by Wikipedia.
Keywords: Harold Lloyd
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| Africa Screams
from IMDB.com: "Abbott & Costello search for diamonds in Africa, along the way meeting a visually-impaired gunner, a hungry lion, and a tribe of cannibals." Also stars Clyde Beatty and Shemp Howard. You can load the mpeg2 file into DVDAuthorGUI (a free program) and create a DVD to watch on your television.
Keywords: comedy; Abbott; Costello; Abbott and Costello
Downloads: 9,154
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| Ask Dad - E.W. Hammons
Comedic short starring Edward Everett Horton. You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page.
Keywords: comedy; short
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