American Slapstick, Vol. 2
SYNOPSIS:
They were the bad boy superstars of the Jazz Age. They told jokes without words, with punchlines made from brickbats and cream pies. At a time when pop culture was in its infancy, they made movies that would last for ages. They dressed in drag, wore crazy moustaches, showed a complete disregard for private property, and drove way too fast. This 3-disc collection is their legacy, a deluxe sampler of silent comedy rarities, B-sides, and one-hit wonders.
Comedians in skirts (some of 'em girls!), the nut who used too much glue, the Frenchman with a mouthful of marbles, Charlie Chaplin comedies that don't have Charlie Chaplin in them, the girl everyone thought was crazy, the incomparable Snub Pollard goes looking for trouble, famous brothers doing their thing, and a portrait of Harold Lloyd as young man.
These never-before-on-home-video comedy shorts have been mastered from archival elements and rare collections, some of them previously thought lost altogether, and are presented with new musical scores.
Hold on to your pork pie hat—here comes American Slapstick, Volume 2!
DISC 1:
HAROLD LLOYD: PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST AS A YOUNG MAN
Luke Joins the Navy • Harold Lloyd • 1916
Surviving Extract From This Rare Lonesome Luke Short
By the Sad Sea Waves • Harold Lloyd • 1917
Early Glasses Character Short Restored From 9.5mm Materials.
Bliss • Harold Lloyd • 1917
Reconstructed From The Surviving Nitrate And 9.5mm Materials, With The Assistance Of The Library Of Congress.
Hey There • Harold Lloyd • 1918
Harold Lloyd In An Early One-Reel Glasses Short.
Don't Shove • Harold Lloyd • 1919
Lloyd Riffs On Chaplin's THE RINK In His Own Idiom.
THE HAL ROACH B-LIST
Dodge Your Debts • Gaylord Lloyd • 1921
Harold's Brother Creates His Own Brand Of Havoc. With Thanks To David Shepard And Film Preservation Associates.
Looking for Trouble • Snub Pollard • 1919
One-Reel Short Restored From Nitrate And 16mm, Thanks To Bruce Lawton.
Whirl O' the West • Snub Pollard • 1921
A Rare One-Reel Snub Comedy Restored From 9.5mm Sources.
The Dippy Dentist • Snub Pollard • 1920
Snub, Gaylord, Paul Parrott, And Sunshine Sammy Morrison--What's Not To Love?
Shiver and Shake • Paul Parrott • 1922
Paul Parrott And His Bride Face A Haunted House, Restored From 9.5mm.
Post No Bills • Paul Parrott • 1923
Paul Parrott And Too Much Glue.
EDUCATIONAL PICTURES
A Fresh Start • Jimmie Adams And Lige Conley • 1920
The First Ever Educational Mermaid Comedy, Directed By Jack White.
Kid Speed • Larry Semon • 1924
Larry The Speed Demon.
Jonah Jones • Lloyd Hamilton • 1924
Ham And Babe London In A Two-Reeler.
Breezing Along • Lloyd Hamilton • 1927
Another Complete Ham Two-Reeler.
Luke Joins the Navy • Harold Lloyd • 1916
Surviving Extract From This Rare Lonesome Luke Short
By the Sad Sea Waves • Harold Lloyd • 1917
Early Glasses Character Short Restored From 9.5mm Materials.
Bliss • Harold Lloyd • 1917
Reconstructed From The Surviving Nitrate And 9.5mm Materials, With The Assistance Of The Library Of Congress.
Hey There • Harold Lloyd • 1918
Harold Lloyd In An Early One-Reel Glasses Short.
Don't Shove • Harold Lloyd • 1919
Lloyd Riffs On Chaplin's THE RINK In His Own Idiom.
THE HAL ROACH B-LIST
Dodge Your Debts • Gaylord Lloyd • 1921
Harold's Brother Creates His Own Brand Of Havoc. With Thanks To David Shepard And Film Preservation Associates.
Looking for Trouble • Snub Pollard • 1919
One-Reel Short Restored From Nitrate And 16mm, Thanks To Bruce Lawton.
Whirl O' the West • Snub Pollard • 1921
A Rare One-Reel Snub Comedy Restored From 9.5mm Sources.
The Dippy Dentist • Snub Pollard • 1920
Snub, Gaylord, Paul Parrott, And Sunshine Sammy Morrison--What's Not To Love?
Shiver and Shake • Paul Parrott • 1922
Paul Parrott And His Bride Face A Haunted House, Restored From 9.5mm.
Post No Bills • Paul Parrott • 1923
Paul Parrott And Too Much Glue.
EDUCATIONAL PICTURES
A Fresh Start • Jimmie Adams And Lige Conley • 1920
The First Ever Educational Mermaid Comedy, Directed By Jack White.
Kid Speed • Larry Semon • 1924
Larry The Speed Demon.
Jonah Jones • Lloyd Hamilton • 1924
Ham And Babe London In A Two-Reeler.
Breezing Along • Lloyd Hamilton • 1927
Another Complete Ham Two-Reeler.
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