query: who was the creator of keystone film corp and specialized in slapstick comedy films

pos: Keystone Studios totally enclosed film stage and studio in history, is still standing. It is located at 1712 Glendale Blvd in Echo Park, Los Angeles and is now being used as a storage facility. The studio is perhaps best remembered for the era under Mack Sennett when he created the slapstick antics of the Keystone Cops, from 1912, and for the Sennett Bathing Beauties, beginning in 1915. Charlie Chaplin got his start at Keystone when Sennett hired him fresh from his vaudeville career to make silent films. "Charlie Chaplin at Keystone Studios" is a 1993 compilation of some of the most notable

pos: Mack Sennett Normand, respectively, in episode eight of series two of ITV's "Mr. Selfridge". Mack Sennett Mack Sennett (born Michael Sinnott; January 17, 1880 – November 5, 1960) was an American film actor, director, and producer, and studio head, known as the King of Comedy. Born in Canada, he started in films in the Biograph company of New York, and later opened Keystone Studios in Edendale, California in 1912. It was the first fully enclosed film stage, and Sennett became famous as the originator of slapstick routines such as pie-throwing and car-chases, as seen in the Keystone Cops films. He also produced

pos: Mack Sennett Mack Sennett Mack Sennett (born Michael Sinnott; January 17, 1880 – November 5, 1960) was an American film actor, director, and producer, and studio head, known as the King of Comedy. Born in Canada, he started in films in the Biograph company of New York, and later opened Keystone Studios in Edendale, California in 1912. It was the first fully enclosed film stage, and Sennett became famous as the originator of slapstick routines such as pie-throwing and car-chases, as seen in the Keystone Cops films. He also produced short features that displayed his Bathing Beauties, many of whom went on

pos: History of film his films, together with the subtlety of his handling of fantasy, while at the same time he was capable of getting greater naturalism from his actors at appropriate moments, as in "A Girl's Folly" (1917). Sidney Drew was the leader in developing "polite comedy", while slapstick was refined by Fatty Arbuckle and Charles Chaplin, who both started with Mack Sennett's Keystone company. They reduced the usual frenetic pace of Sennett's films to give the audience a chance to appreciate the subtlety and finesse of their movement, and the cleverness of their gags. By 1917 Chaplin was also introducing more dramatic

pos: Slapstick its later popularity in the 19th and early 20th-century ethnic routines of the American vaudeville house, the style was explored extensively during the "golden era" of black and white, silent movies directed by figures Mack Sennett and Hal Roach and featuring such notables as Charlie Chaplin, Mabel Normand, Laurel and Hardy, the Marx Brothers, the Keystone Cops, The Three Stooges, and Chespirito. Silent slapstick comedy was also popular in early French films and included films by Max Linder, Charles Prince, and Sarah Duhamel. Slapstick also became a common element in animated features starting in the 1930; examples include Disney's "Goofy"

pos: Juanita Hansen six films. One of her early feature roles was in "The Secret of the Submarine". The following year, her good looks landed her work as one of the Sennett Bathing Beauties doing comedy shorts at Keystone/Triangle Studios. Although she told reporters she liked working for Mack Sennett, she wanted to do more than slapstick comedy. She left Keystone. She was soon doing serious roles for Universal Studios. Miss Hansen became famous as the star of the 18-episode serial titled "The Brass Bullet". The actress made seven films in 1919. Soon she was cast in the starring role of Princess Elyata

pos: Keystone Hotel (film) effectively that later silent-comedy tribute films have included footage from "Keystone Hotel" without the soundtrack as an "authentic" Keystone comedy. The film was so successful that Warner Bros. wanted to make a series with the same principals, but the actors' agents demanded too much money so the idea was abandoned. "Keystone Hotel" was reissued to theaters in 1947 and to the home-movie market in 1967. Keystone Hotel (film) Keystone Hotel (1935) is a two-reel comedy short subject, directed by Ralph Staub and released by the Vitaphone Corporation through Warner Bros. Pictures. Inspired by the silent comedies produced by Mack Sennett,

pos: Keystone Cops Keystone Cops The Keystone Cops (often spelled "Keystone Kops") were fictional, humorously incompetent policemen, featured in several silent film slapstick comedies produced by Mack Sennett for his Keystone Film Company between 1912 and 1917. The idea for the Keystone Cops came from Hank Mann, who also played police chief Tehiezel in the first film before being replaced by Ford Sterling. Their first film was "Hoffmeyer's Legacy" (1912) but their popularity stemmed from the 1913 short "The Bangville Police" starring Mabel Normand. As early as 1914, Sennet shifted the Keystone Cops from starring roles to background ensemble, in support of comedians

pos: New York Motion Picture Company Chaplin made some of his earliest films. It was during Chaplin's time at Keystone that he created the 'Little Tramp' character he became known for. In 1915, Keystone Studios became an integral part of the Triangle Film Corporation, after the decision was made to end the merger with Mutual Film Corp. Triangle Film sought to combine the talents of producers D.W. Griffith, Thomas Ince and Mack Sennett. Essentially, it was a combining of assets between Kessel, Baumann, and former Mutual Film Corp. president Harry Aitken as well as Jesse Lasky's Feature Play company. Their mission statement was to make multi-reel

pos: Keystone Studios totally enclosed film stage and studio in history, is still standing. It is located at 1712 Glendale Blvd in Echo Park, Los Angeles and is now being used as a storage facility. The studio is perhaps best remembered for the era under Mack Sennett when he created the slapstick antics of the Keystone Cops, from 1912, and for the Sennett Bathing Beauties, beginning in 1915. Charlie Chaplin got his start at Keystone when Sennett hired him fresh from his vaudeville career to make silent films. "Charlie Chaplin at Keystone Studios" is a 1993 compilation of some of the most notable

pos: Keystone Kapers ColecoVision version of "Keystone Kapers" 3 stars. It praised the game's graphical improvement over the original. Keystone Kapers Keystone Kapers is a video game published by Activision for the Atari 2600 in April 1983, and later ported to the Atari 5200, Atari 8-bit family, ColecoVision, and MSX in 1984. Inspired by Mack Sennett's slapstick "Keystone Cops" series of silent films, the object of the game is for Officer Keystone Kelly (the player) to catch Harry Hooligan before he can escape from a department store. "Keystone Kapers" was written by Activision designer Garry Kitchen. The game takes place on a side-view

pos: Slim Summerville He was working as a poolroom porter when found by Edgar Kennedy, who took him to Mack Sennett where he started at $3.50 per day. His first role was as a "Keystone Kop" in "Hoffmeyer's Legacy" (1912). His tall, gangly appearance was well utilized in numerous short comedy films during the silent film era, and in addition to his many acting roles, he directed more than 50 short films. Occasionally, he played in dramatic films, such as "All Quiet on the Western Front" (1930) and "Jesse James" (1939). However, he was most successful in comedy films, including several with ZaSu

pos: Keystone Kapers Keystone Kapers Keystone Kapers is a video game published by Activision for the Atari 2600 in April 1983, and later ported to the Atari 5200, Atari 8-bit family, ColecoVision, and MSX in 1984. Inspired by Mack Sennett's slapstick "Keystone Cops" series of silent films, the object of the game is for Officer Keystone Kelly (the player) to catch Harry Hooligan before he can escape from a department store. "Keystone Kapers" was written by Activision designer Garry Kitchen. The game takes place on a side-view display of a three story department store and its roof. The store is eight times wider

pos: Gordon Griffith sister Gertrude, and a younger brother Graham—also an actor. Griffith was already an experienced actor when, at age seven, he got his first acting role as a regular character in the Little Billy series of films. Mack Sennett of Keystone Studios cast Griffith in many of his slapstick features, where he eventually earned supporting roles in Charles Chaplin films, including "Tillie's Punctured Romance", in which he portrayed a paperboy, a role that Milton Berle frequently claimed to have played. His big break came with the role of young Tarzan, in the 1918 film "Tarzan of the Apes". He was required

pos: Ford Sterling 6612 Hollywood Blvd. Ford Sterling Ford Sterling (born George Ford Stich Jr., November 3, 1883 – October 13, 1939) was an American comedian and actor best known for his work with Keystone Studios. One of the 'Big 4', he was the original chief of the Keystone Cops. Born in La Crosse, Wisconsin, he began his career in silent films in 1911 with Biograph Studios. When director Mack Sennett left to set up Keystone Studios in 1912, Sterling followed him. There, he performed various roles, such as 'Chief Teeheezel' in the Keystone Cops series of slapstick comedies in a successful career

pos: Ford Sterling Ford Sterling Ford Sterling (born George Ford Stich Jr., November 3, 1883 – October 13, 1939) was an American comedian and actor best known for his work with Keystone Studios. One of the 'Big 4', he was the original chief of the Keystone Cops. Born in La Crosse, Wisconsin, he began his career in silent films in 1911 with Biograph Studios. When director Mack Sennett left to set up Keystone Studios in 1912, Sterling followed him. There, he performed various roles, such as 'Chief Teeheezel' in the Keystone Cops series of slapstick comedies in a successful career that spanned twenty-five

pos: Keystone Cops appear in the computer game "NetHack", when a player attempts and succeeds to steal from a shop. They throw cream pies as weapons, and the player character ends up with a ball and chain on their ankle if caught. The Keystone Cops can be seen in "The X-Files Game" of 1998. In the "NOFX" song "I, fatty" the lyric "chased by Keystone Cops, through L.A's endless backdrops" can be heard. Keystone Cops The Keystone Cops (often spelled "Keystone Kops") were fictional, humorously incompetent policemen, featured in several silent film slapstick comedies produced by Mack Sennett for his Keystone Film Company

pos: Fox Film Hundreds of one- and two-reel short films of various types were also produced by Fox. Beginning in 1916, the Sunshine Comedy division created two-reel comedy shorts. Many of these, beginning with 1917's "Roaring Lions and Wedding Bliss", starring Lloyd Hamilton, were slapstick, intended to compete with Mack Sennett's popular offerings. Sunshine releases continued until the introduction of sound. Other short film series included "Imperial Comedies", "Van Bibber Comedies" (with Earle Foxe), "O'Henry", "Married Life of Helen and Warren", and "Fox Varieties". Fox's expansion into Spanish-language films in the early 1930s also included shorts. Fox Film The Fox Film Corporation was

pos: Al St. John filmography Al St. John filmography Al St. John (1893-1963) was an American comic actor who appeared some 350 or more films between 1913 and 1952. Starting at Mack Sennett's Keystone Film Company, St. John rose through the ranks to become one of the major comedy stars of the 1920s, though less than half of his starring roles still survive today. With the advent of sound drastically changing and curtailing the two-reel comedy format, St. John diversified, creating a second career for himself as a comic sidekick in Western films and ultimately developing the character of "Fuzzy Q. Jones," for which he

neg: Slapstick film Slapstick film Slapstick films are comedy films where physical comedy that includes pratfalls, tripping, falling, are highlighted over dialogue, plot and character development. The physical comedy in these films contains a cartoonish style of violence that is predominantly harmless and goofy in tone. Silent film had slapstick comedies that included the films starring Buster Keaton, Charlie Chaplin, the Keystone Cops and Harold Lloyd. These comedians often laced their slapstick with social commentary while comedians such as Abbott and Costello, Laurel and Hardy and The Three Stooges did not contain these social messages. There were fewer slapstick comedies produced at the

neg: Slapstick film advent of sound film. The genre resurfaced after the World War II in France with films by Jacques Tati and in the United States with films "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World" and "The Great Race" as well as the films of comedians like Jerry Lewis. Slapstick films include: Louis de Funes 1964 Slapstick film Slapstick films are comedy films where physical comedy that includes pratfalls, tripping, falling, are highlighted over dialogue, plot and character development. The physical comedy in these films contains a cartoonish style of violence that is predominantly harmless and goofy in tone. Silent film had

neg: Silent comedy program. During the 1960s and 1970s, several films made homages or references to the silent era of film comedy. "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World" performers and gags form the era and Blake Edwards' "The Great Race" and Mel Brooks' "Silent Movie" were full-length tributes. Peter Bogdanovich's "What's Up, Doc?" also featured slapstick gags and Keystone-style chase scenes, ideas that prefigured much of the humor in "The Blues Brothers" and "Airplane!" later in the decade. An episode of "The Brady Bunch" featured the family making a silent comedy filled with pie-throwing. Few feature films today exploit the genre of

neg: Thomas H. Ince in Hollywood. They attracted directors and stars of the day, including Pickford, Lillian Gish, Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle, and Douglas Fairbanks, Sr. They also produced some of the most enduring films of the silent era, including the Keystone Kops comedy franchise. Originally a distributor of films produced by NYMP, the Reliance Motion Picture Corp., Majestic Motion Picture Co., and The Keystone Film Co., by November 1916 the company's distribution was handled by Triangle Distributing Corporation. Though Ince had many credits as a director at Triangle, he only supervised the production of most pictures, working primarily as executive producer. One of his

neg: Zucker, Abrahams and Zucker Zucker, Abrahams and Zucker Zucker, Abrahams and Zucker (abbreviated to ZAZ) were an American comedy filmmaking trio consisting of Jim Abrahams and brothers David Zucker and Jerry Zucker who specialized in writing slapstick comedy films during the 1980s. The trio knew each other during their childhood years, growing up in Shorewood, Wisconsin and attending Shorewood High School which is sometimes referenced in their work. While attending the University of Wisconsin–Madison, the trio founded a small theater known as The Kentucky Fried Theater in 1971 which led to their sketch comedy film "The Kentucky Fried Movie". This was followed in 1980

neg: Tillie's Punctured Romance (1914 film) the time "Tillie's Punctured Romance" was released. The comedy in the film is largely slapstick: people frequently kick each other or trip each other; four men unsuccessfully attempt to help Tillie up when she falls; Tillie, taken to the police station, has a police officer wave his finger in her face, and she bites it. Milton Berle always claimed that he played the five-year-old paperboy in the film, but the role was actually portrayed by Gordon Griffith. This is one of only two films (the other is "Making a Living", another pre-Tramp film) in which both Chaplin and the Keystone

neg: Poor Jake's Demise Poor Jake's Demise Poor Jake's Demise is a 1913 American silent short slapstick comedy film directed by Allen Curtis and featuring Max Asher and Lon Chaney. The slapstick film focuses on Jake who finds his wife in a compromising position with another man and later takes his revenge with a seltzer bottle. It is one of several slapstick comedy films Chaney made for Universal at the start of his career and is also his first credited screen role. The film was presumed lost, but a fragment of the film was discovered in England in May 2006 and restored. Jake comes

neg: Al St. John filmography joined by stage comedian Buster Keaton, and the three created a singular cycle of silent comedies that exploited their matched acrobatic abilities and hard-driving capabilities in slapstick. This section represents onscreen appearances in films by St. John with either Arbuckle, Keaton or both, and it remains the most accessible area of Al St. John's silent comedy work. Arbuckle-directed comedies starring Al St. John are listed in the "Starring Al St. John" section above. Upon his arrival at Keystone, Al St. John was swiftly absorbed into the Keystone repertory company; he appeared in more 1914 films than Charlie Chaplin did. After

neg: Cinema of Israel and the conflict between rich and poor. The term was supposedly coined by the Israeli film director Boaz Davidson, the creator of several such films, as a play-on-words, after "spaghetti Western:" just as the Western subgenre was named after a notable dish of its country of filming, so the Israeli genre was named after the notable Israeli dish, Bourekas. Bourekas films are further characterized by accent imitations (particularly of Jewish people originating from Morocco, Persia, and Poland); a combination of melodrama, comedy and slapstick; and alternate identities. Bourekas films were successes at the box office but panned by the critics.

neg: Bonnie and Clyde (film) by Evans Evans, who was the wife of film director John Frankenheimer. The family gathering scene was filmed in Red Oak, Texas. Several local residents gathered to watch the film being shot. When the filmmakers noticed Mabel Cavitt, a local school teacher, among the people gathered, she was cast as Bonnie Parker's mother. The film was intended as a romantic and comic version of the violent gangster films of the 1930s, updated with modern filmmaking techniques. Arthur Penn portrayed some of the violent scenes with a comic tone, sometimes reminiscent of Keystone Kops-style slapstick films, then shifted disconcertingly into horrific

neg: American comedy films and appeared in their movies. Brooks' style was generally slapstick and zany in nature, often parodying film styles and genres, including Universal horror films ("Young Frankenstein"), westerns ("Blazing Saddles") and Hitchcock films ("High Anxiety"). Following his success on Broadway and on film with "The Odd Couple" playwright and screenwriter Neil Simon would also be prominent in the 1970s, with films like "The Sunshine Boys" and "California Suite". Other notable film comedians who appeared later in the decade were Richard Pryor, Steve Martin and Burt Reynolds. In 1980, the gag-based comedy "Airplane!", a spoof of the previous decade's disaster film series

neg: Comedy film Comedy film Comedy is a genre of film in which the main emphasis is on humour. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement and most often work by exaggerating characteristics for humorous effect. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). One of the oldest genres in film, some of the very first silent movies were comedies, as slapstick comedy often relies on visual depictions, without requiring sound. When sound films became more prevalent during the 1920s, comedy films took another swing, as laughter could result from burlesque situations but

neg: Zucker, Abrahams and Zucker The trio's status as a three-person team of co-directors is highly unusual, although some of their later projects were directed by David Zucker working solo and with Jerry Zucker and Abrahams credited only as producers and/or writers. Each member of the group also had individual solo careers: Below is a filmography chart on which films the trio have directed together and solo: Zucker, Abrahams and Zucker Zucker, Abrahams and Zucker (abbreviated to ZAZ) were an American comedy filmmaking trio consisting of Jim Abrahams and brothers David Zucker and Jerry Zucker who specialized in writing slapstick comedy films during the 1980s.

neg: Dough and Dynamite landlady, but they abandoned the idea after a short time. When they saw a "help wanted" sign outside a local bakery, the idea of a slapstick comedy set within a bakery came to both men almost simultaneously. Sennett claimed, however, that it was his idea to have a stick of dynamite concealed in a loaf of bread. Sennett declared Dough and Dynamite to be Chaplin's breakout film with Keystone. The New York Dramatic Mirror praised Chaplin's efforts in Dough and Dynamite, writing, "In a comparatively short time, Charles Chaplin has earned a reputation as a slapstick comedian second to none.

neg: I Can Hardly Wait Talk critic Stuart Galbraith IV noted the beginnings of Curly Howard's physical decline, observing that "his pupils lack their usual wild-eyed luster — and his moans of agony are painful instead of funny." I Can Hardly Wait "I Can Hardly Wait" is the 73rd short film released by Columbia Pictures in 1943 starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Curly Howard). The comedians released 190 short films for the studio between 1934 and 1959. The Stooges are defense workers at the Heedlock Airplane Corp., a pun on the Lockheed Aircraft Corporation. They enter an

neg: I Can Hardly Wait I Can Hardly Wait "I Can Hardly Wait" is the 73rd short film released by Columbia Pictures in 1943 starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Curly Howard). The comedians released 190 short films for the studio between 1934 and 1959. The Stooges are defense workers at the Heedlock Airplane Corp., a pun on the Lockheed Aircraft Corporation. They enter an apartment and break into a safe, which turns out to be a refrigerator. With the food they find, they prepare a late night meal of a single slice of ham, an egg, bread

neg: Fatty and Mabel Adrift amusing with some new and good effects, without the customary dose of messy slapstick one expects in a Keystone with these principals." As was often the case in contemporary reviews of Arbuckle films, the direction of the film is singled out for praise, though it is not mentioned that Arbuckle himself is the director. The review mentions "a dandy lightning storm is a feature of the film and there are some pretty views of breakers rushing on to the shore." The review found Al St. John's performance not as good as his usual work for Keystone, but added "The picture

neg: French comedy films French comedy films French comedy films are comedy films produced in France. Comedy is the most popular French genre in cinema. Comic films began to appear in significant numbers during the era of silent films, roughly 1895 to 1930. The visual humour of many of these silent films relied on slapstick and burlesque. French comedy films are very often social comedies, which differs largely from American comedies. Culture shock, in several French comedies, oftentimes contain several 'clichés', which include: Some French comedy films are based on buddy film, in which two people with highly differing personalities are partnered up. French

neg: Comedic device an audience can surprise and shock an audience (i.e. jokes about pedophiles). Slapstick is a type of comedy involving exaggerated physical violence. Slapstick was heavily used by Buster Keaton, Charlie Chaplin, Laurel and Hardy, the Keystone Kops, the Three Stooges. Slapstick is also common in animated cartoons such as "Tom and Jerry" and "Looney Tunes". Comedic device Repetition is the essential comedic device and is often used in combination with other devices to reinforce them. The "callback" in comedy writing—in which a statement or theme is recalled as the punchline or close of a scene—is a classic example of the

neg: American comedy films the humor in most comedy films is tightly bound to the home culture of the films' creators and does not translate well. American comedy films American comedy films are comedy films produced in the United States. The genre is one of the oldest in American cinema; some of the very first silent movies were comedies, as slapstick comedy often relies on visual depictions, without requiring sound. With the advent of sound in the late 1920s and 1930s, comedic dialogue rose in prominence in the work of film comedians such as W. C. Fields and the Marx Brothers. By the 1950s,

neg: Poor Jake's Demise Other Monsters". Chronologically, this is the first released film with a confirmed credit for Chaney and also the first billed release. According to Blake, Chaney did not appear in "The Honor of the Family" or "The Ways of Fate", two earlier films sometimes credited to him. Poor Jake's Demise Poor Jake's Demise is a 1913 American silent short slapstick comedy film directed by Allen Curtis and featuring Max Asher and Lon Chaney. The slapstick film focuses on Jake who finds his wife in a compromising position with another man and later takes his revenge with a seltzer bottle. It is

neg: Comedy film This form of comedy film was particularly popular during the 1930s and 1940s. There is no consensus definition of this film style, and it is often loosely applied to slapstick or romantic comedy films. Typically it can include a romantic element, an interplay between people of different economic strata, quick and witty repartee, some form of role reversal, and a happy ending. Some examples of the screwball comedy are: "It Happened One Night" (1934), "Bringing Up Baby" (1938), "Philadelphia Story" (1940), "His Girl Friday" (1940), and more recently, "What's Up, Doc?" (1972). Films in this sub-genre blend comic antics and

neg: Ted Healy Ted Healy Ted Healy (born Ernest Lea Nash, October 1, 1896 – December 21, 1937) was an American vaudeville performer, comedian, and actor. Though he is chiefly remembered as the creator of the Three Stooges and the style of slapstick comedy that they later made famous, he had a successful stage and film career of his own, and was cited as a formative influence by several later comedy stars. His sister was Marcia Healy who costarred with the Three Stooges as well in "The Sitter Downers". Sources conflict on Healy's precise birth name and birthplace, but according to baptism records,

neg: Once Upon a Time, Cinema and the artist. Once Upon a Time, Cinema Once Upon a Time, Cinema ( i.e. "Naser al-Din Shah, Movie Star") is a 1992 Iranian comedy fantasy film written and directed by Mohsen Makhmalbaf. The film includes clips from old Iranian films from the silent age onwards. Made in black-and-white (with a brief colour sequence), it parodies many of the conventions of silent slapstick comedy and early fantasy films. The film follows a character known as The Cinematographer (Mehdi Hashemi), who is looking for someone called Atieh (Future). As he calls out to her, he is magically transported back in time

neg: Once Upon a Time, Cinema Once Upon a Time, Cinema Once Upon a Time, Cinema ( i.e. "Naser al-Din Shah, Movie Star") is a 1992 Iranian comedy fantasy film written and directed by Mohsen Makhmalbaf. The film includes clips from old Iranian films from the silent age onwards. Made in black-and-white (with a brief colour sequence), it parodies many of the conventions of silent slapstick comedy and early fantasy films. The film follows a character known as The Cinematographer (Mehdi Hashemi), who is looking for someone called Atieh (Future). As he calls out to her, he is magically transported back in time from the early

neg: John Bunny artistic significance". According to Frank Scheide, Bunny's films might have been taken more seriously because "Bunny's humor was based more on comedy of manners than slapstick", a "polite" and "respectable" form of situational comedy in contrast to the "decidedly lowbrow, crass, and often violent" humor of slapstick films. According to Gehring, Bunny was "the first in a long line of American personality screen comedians", whose approach is marked by a "subordination of story to character". The personality focus of Bunny's films was also noted by the actress Catherine Carr, who wrote in 1914: "In most big companies at the present

neg: Mitchell and Kenyon horse trotting, athletics, cycle races and motor tricycle races. As early as 1900 some fiction films included slapstick comedy with blundering policemen, in anticipation of the Keystone Kops and Charlie Chaplin more than a decade later. "Diving Lucy" of 1903 showed a lady's legs sticking up out of a pond in Blackburn's Queen's Park, and rescuers setting up a plank which a tubby policeman goes out on only to find it a hoax, at which the others let go and he falls in the water. It was an international success, in France and the US where it was billed as

neg: The Plank (1967 film) The Plank (1967 film) The Plank is a 1967 British slapstick comedy short film made by Associated London Films. It follows the misadventures of two builders who require a floorboard. It was written and directed by Eric Sykes, and produced by Jon Penington. The story was based on an episode of Eric Sykes' BBC comedy series "Sykes and a..." from 1964, called 'Sykes and A Plank'. Although not strictly a silent film, it is unusual in having little dialogue; instead, the film is punctuated by grunts, other vocal noises and sound effects. The cast features many of the top comedians

neg: Ton of Fun Ton of Fun A Ton Of Fun (also called Tons Of Fun) was a comedy team who appeared in a series of slapstick silent short films for FBO from 1925 to 1927. The three heavy actors Frank "Fatty" Alexander, Hilliard "Fat" Karr, and Kewpie Ross were each over 300 pounds. Karr was also billed as Fatty Karr. Their first film together was "Tailoring" in 1925. The last "A Ton Of Fun" film was "A Joyful Day" in 1928. Ross retired from films after their last film, while Alexander went to work for Hal Roach Studios and Karr appeared in four

neg: Spooks (1953 film) released the quickest after production. This is due largely to Columbia Pictures wanting to cash in on the 3D craze. "Spooks!" was one of five Stooge films included in the TBS 1995 Halloween special "The Three Stooges Fright Night". Spooks (1953 film) Spooks! is a 1953 short film directed by Jules White and starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Shemp Howard). It is the 148th short film released by Columbia Pictures starring the comedians, who released 190 short films for the studio between 1934 and 1959. The Stooges are private detectives that are

neg: American comedy films the 1970s, black comedies were popular. Leading figures in the 1970s were Woody Allen and Mel Brooks. One of the major developments of the 1990s was the re-emergence of the romantic comedy film. Another development was the increasing use of "gross-out humour". Comic films began to appear in significant numbers during the era of silent films, roughly 1895 to 1930. The visual humour of many of these silent films relied on slapstick and burlesque. In American film, the most prominent comic actors of the silent era were Charlie Chaplin (although born in England, his success was principally in the U.S.),

neg: William D. Foster industry and quickly made his mark in it. He established the Foster Photoplay Company in 1910 and its films portrayed African Americans “in slapstick humor where a character might first slip, get his head stuck in a barrel, and then be spanked by another Black person wielding a wooden plank". Slapstick comedy, in which the humor derived from characters making a complete fool of themselves, was a comedic genre typical at the time of silent films. The Foster Photoplay Company helped set up the tradition of black comedies and also established Foster’s place in the film industry. The short films

neg: French comedy films silent films relied on slapstick and burlesque. A very early comedy short was "Watering the Gardener" (1895) by the Lumière brothers. In his native France and throughout the world, Max Linder was a major comic feature and might qualify as the first true film star. Georges Méliès, from theatre, created the first studio de cinéma. He also created many silent comedies. He had a homage in 2011 with the movie "Hugo". During the World War One, America obtained the monopoly of comedy movies with the 'silent film' (Charlie Chaplin, Laurel and Hardy) Only after sound was integrated into these performances

neg: American comedy films American comedy films American comedy films are comedy films produced in the United States. The genre is one of the oldest in American cinema; some of the very first silent movies were comedies, as slapstick comedy often relies on visual depictions, without requiring sound. With the advent of sound in the late 1920s and 1930s, comedic dialogue rose in prominence in the work of film comedians such as W. C. Fields and the Marx Brothers. By the 1950s, the television industry had become serious competition for the movie industry. The 1960s saw an increasing number of broad, star-packed comedies. In

neg: Charlie Chaplin Chaplin promised to pay $1,500 ($ in dollars) if the film was unsuccessful. "Caught in the Rain", issued 4 May 1914, was Chaplin's directorial debut and was highly successful. Thereafter he directed almost every short film in which he appeared for Keystone, at the rate of approximately one per week, a period which he later remembered as the most exciting time of his career. Chaplin's films introduced a slower form of comedy than the typical Keystone farce, and he developed a large fan base. In November 1914, he had a supporting role in the first feature length comedy film, "Tillie's

neg: Screwball comedy film Many elements of the screwball genre can be traced back to such stage plays as "Lysistrata" by Aristophanes, William Shakespeare's "Much Ado About Nothing", "As You Like It" and "A Midsummer Night's Dream" and Oscar Wilde's "The Importance of Being Earnest". Other genres with which screwball comedy is associated include slapstick, situation comedy, romantic comedy and bedroom farce. Films definitive of the genre usually feature farcical situations, a combination of slapstick with fast-paced repartee and show the struggle between economic classes. They also generally feature a self-confident and often stubborn central female protagonist and a plot involving courtship and marriage

neg: The Plank (1967 film) van. A man (played by Roy Castle) enters the back of the van and sits down. The van drives away, leaving him suspended in mid-air sitting on the end of the plank. The Plank (1967 film) The Plank is a 1967 British slapstick comedy short film made by Associated London Films. It follows the misadventures of two builders who require a floorboard. It was written and directed by Eric Sykes, and produced by Jon Penington. The story was based on an episode of Eric Sykes' BBC comedy series "Sykes and a..." from 1964, called 'Sykes and A Plank'. Although not

neg: Murphy bed film to feature a Murphy bed is the lost 1900 Biograph Company film "A Bulletproof Bed", which was remade in 1903 by Edison Pictures as the extant film "Subub Surprises the Burglar". It was a recurrent slapstick element in many Keystone Studios productions of the 1910s, including "Cursed by His Beauty" (1914), "Fatty's Reckless Fling" (1915), "He Wouldn't Stay Down" (1915), and "Bath Tub Perils" (1916). Charlie Chaplin's 1916 "One AM" also features an exaggerated encounter with a Murphy bed. Later films which use Murphy beds as comic props (often to cause injury or frustration, or to hide a clandestine

neg: Sex comedy his history of the British sex film, "Doing Rude Things", "Mary Had a Little..." (1961) was the first British sex comedy. Bridging the gap between documentary nudist films and the later sex comedies was the film "The Naked World of Harrison Marks" (1965). George Harrison Marks' love of music hall and slapstick found its way into this spoof documentary biopic. The precursor to British sex comedies was Norman Wisdom's last starring role, "What's Good for the Goose" (1969), by Tony Tenser. He specialised in producing exploitation films and founded his own production company Tigon British Film Productions in 1966. In

neg: Sandwich (2006 film) Now, Sher Singh can neither confess to being a bigamist nor sit silently, as a stranger stays with his wife Nisha. Meanwhile, he is implicated in a murder as well. Finally, it turns out that Vicky is not actually dead, as presumed, and has undergone facial reconstruction to have the same face as Sher Singh. After a lot of slapstick, all ends well. Sandwich (2006 film) Sandwich is a 2006 Indian Hindi comedy film starring Govinda, Raveena Tandon and Mahima Chaudhry. The film is directed by Anees Bazmee who is famously known for directing blockbuster comedy films like "No Entry"

neg: The Masquerader (1914 film) The Masquerader (1914 film) The Masquerader is a 1914 film written and directed by Charles Chaplin during his time at The Keystone Company. This film stars Chaplin and Roscoe Arbuckle and has a running time of 13 minutes. It is the tenth film directed and the second written by Chaplin. The Masquerader is a comedy short whose plot revolves around making films at Keystone. Charlie plays an actor who bungles several scenes and is kicked off the studio. The next day a strange, beautiful woman appears to audition for the film. It's Charlie in drag. After doing a perfect impersonation

neg: Comedy film less important for its comedic effect than its witty dialogue. This form of comedy has a long ancestry, dating back at least as far as "Much Ado about Nothing" created by William Shakespeare. Slapstick films involve exaggerated, boisterous action to create impossible and humorous situations. Because it relies predominately on visual depictions of events, it does not require sound. Accordingly, the subgenre was ideal for silent movies and was prevalent during that era. Popular silent stars of the slapstick genre include Buster Keaton, Charlie Chaplin, Roscoe Arbuckle, and Harold Lloyd. Some of these stars, as well as acts such as

neg: A Shot in the Dark (1964 film) 30 reviews counted. The average rating given by critics is 8 out of 10. The critical consensus reads: "A Shot in the Dark is often regarded as the best of the Pink Panther sequels, and Peter Sellers gives a top-notch performance that makes slapstick buffoonery memorable." In 2006, the film was voted the 38th greatest comedy film of all time in Channel 4's 50 Greatest Comedy Films The film is recognized by American Film Institute in these lists: A Shot in the Dark (1964 film) A Shot in the Dark is a 1964 British-American DeLuxe Color comedy film directed by

neg: The Misadventure of a French Gentleman Without Pants at the Zandvoort Beach The Misadventure of a French Gentleman Without Pants at the Zandvoort Beach The Misadventure of a French Gentleman Without Pants at the Zandvoort Beach () is a 1905 early Dutch silent film directed by Willy Mullens, and produced by Alberts Frères. A six-minute short comedy film (really a slapstick), it is one of the oldest surviving Dutch fictional films. When the Netherlands Film Festival presented its canon of Dutch cinema (containing sixteen monumental films in Dutch film history) in 2007, it included this film. A bather (played by Willy Mullens) who is lounging in a beach chair is surprised by

neg: Comedy film rely on over the top violence and gore such as in "The Evil Dead" (1981), "Re-Animator" (1985), "Braindead" (1992), and "Club Dread" (2004) - such films are sometimes known as "splatstick", a portmanteau of the words "splatter" and "slapstick". It would be reasonable to put "Ghostbusters" in this category. A genre that combines elements of comedy and thrillers, a combination of humor and suspense or action. Films such as "Silver Streak", "Charade", "Kiss Kiss Bang Bang", "In Bruges", "Mr. and Mrs. Smith", "Grosse Point Blank", "The Thin Man", "The Big Fix", and "The Lady Vanishes". Fantasy comedy films are types

neg: Flagpole Jitters footage used in "For Crimin' Out Loud" was filmed on June 30, 1955: "Flagpole Jitters" was filmed the next day on July 1. Shemp died on November 22, 1955, before any new films were produced. Flagpole Jitters Flagpole Jitters is the 169th short film released by Columbia Pictures in 1956 starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Shemp Howard). The comedians released 190 short films for the studio between 1934 and 1959. The Stooges are three paperhangers who also look after invalid Mary, who uses a wheelchair. While working, they are taken by one

neg: Slapstick of sketch comedy without dialogue in the 1890s, and Chaplin and Laurel were among the young comedians who worked for him as part of "Fred Karno's Army". Chaplin's fifteen year music hall career inspired the comedy in all his later film work, especially as pantomimicry. In his biography Laurel stated, "Fred Karno didn't teach Charlie [Chaplin] and me all we know about comedy. He just taught us most of it". American film producer Hal Roach described Fred Karno as "not only a genius, he is the man who originated slapstick comedy. We in Hollywood owe much to him." Building on

neg: Everything's Rosie Everything's Rosie Everything's Rosie is a 1931 American Pre-Code slapstick comedy film directed by Clyde Bruckman, from a screenplay by Ralph Spence, Tim Whelan, and Al Boasberg, based on a story by Boasberg. Although the screenplay was credited as original, it bore a striking resemblance to a 1923 play, "Poppy", which had starred W.C. Fields. The film starred Robert Woolsey, one-half of the comedy team of Wheeler & Woolsey, and was an attempt by RKO Radio Pictures to capitalize on the popularity of the comedy duo, having each of the team star in their own solo films. The film also

neg: Everything's Rosie Everything's Rosie Everything's Rosie is a 1931 American Pre-Code slapstick comedy film directed by Clyde Bruckman, from a screenplay by Ralph Spence, Tim Whelan, and Al Boasberg, based on a story by Boasberg. Although the screenplay was credited as original, it bore a striking resemblance to a 1923 play, "Poppy", which had starred W.C. Fields. The film starred Robert Woolsey, one-half of the comedy team of Wheeler & Woolsey, and was an attempt by RKO Radio Pictures to capitalize on the popularity of the comedy duo, having each of the team star in their own solo films. The film also

neg: Our Hospitality Our Hospitality Our Hospitality is a 1923 silent comedy film directed by and starring Buster Keaton. Released by Metro Pictures Corporation, the film uses slapstick and situational comedy to tell the story of Willie McKay, who gets caught in the middle of the infamous "Canfield"–"McKay" feud, an obvious satire of the real-life Hatfield–McCoy feud. It was a groundbreaking work for the comedy film genre, as Keaton included "careful integration of gags into a dramatically coherent storyline", "meticulous attention to period detail" and "beautiful cinematography and extensive location shooting". This was a contrast to the usual slapstick comedies of this era.

neg: Zombie comedy Raimi's "Evil Dead II", although a more direct horror film, contains some lighthearted and dark comedy elements, and its sequel, "Army of Darkness", is even more comedic. "The Evil Dead" series does not, however, feature any traditional-style zombies. Other films that can be considered zombie comedies include: Zombie comedy The zombie comedy, often called zom com or zomedy, is a film genre that aims to blend zombie horror motifs with slapstick comedy as well as dark comedy. The earliest roots of the genre can be found in Jean Yarbrough's "King of the Zombies" (1941) and Gordon Douglas's "Zombies on Broadway"

neg: Best of Luck Pakal and Vairam, tries his hand at comedy and makes a film that looks like a Priyadharshan film of the past. There is confusion galore with mistaken or changed identities, foolish impersonations and slapstick comedy. He even tries to spoof the new Malayalam film fetish for a Tamil background in all the films. Nishad's bravado to try comedy with Best of Luck must be commented but he fails to deliver an engaging comedy." Moviebuzz of Sify gave the movie a verdict of "Below Average", opining that "Best of Luck has a funny premise for sure but the problem is that

neg: Adaminte Makan Abu It was Kumar's outstanding performance (as a son who is forced to abandon his aged mother) in "Bridge", one of the ten films in the "Kerala Cafe" anthology, that made Salim Ahamed choose the actor for the role. Kumar was initially reluctant to accept the role, since he was unsure about carrying the film as the star. Ahamed, however, was confident, and assured Kumar that the film would have the top technicians in the field: He brought in the cinematography veteran Madhu Ambat, and Issac Thomas Kottukapally to handle the music. Kumar, who is generally known for slapstick comedy roles,

neg: American comedy films enforced years after its original enactment. Film censorship became strong throughout the next three decades. The comedian Charlie Chaplin was one of the last silent film hold-outs, and his films during the 1930s were devoid of dialogue, although they did employ sound effects. Screwball comedies, such as produced by Frank Capra, and notably "Bringing Up Baby", exhibited a pleasing, idealized climate that portrayed reassuring social values and a certain optimism about everyday life. Movies still included slapstick humour and other physical comedy, but these were now frequently supplemental to the verbal interaction. Another common comic production from the 1930s was

neg: Charlie Chaplin and Charles Reisner. While Chaplin's comedic style is broadly defined as slapstick, it is considered restrained and intelligent, with the film historian Philip Kemp describing his work as a mix of "deft, balletic physical comedy and thoughtful, situation-based gags". Chaplin diverged from conventional slapstick by slowing the pace and exhausting each scene of its comic potential, with more focus on developing the viewer's relationship to the characters. Unlike conventional slapstick comedies, Robinson states that the comic moments in Chaplin's films centre on the Tramp's attitude to the things happening to him: the humour does not come from the Tramp bumping

neg: Kung fu film Hong Kong into a recession. During the economic downturn, audiences in Hong Kong shifted to favoring comedies and satires. In the late 1970s the kung fu comedy appeared as a new genre, merging the martial arts of kung fu films with the comedy of Cantonese satires. The films of Lau Kar-leung, Yuen Woo-ping, and Sammo Hung followed this trend. Yuen's "Drunken Master" in 1978 was a financial success that transformed Jackie Chan, its leading actor, into a major Hong Kong movie star. The mixture of slapstick comedy with martial arts reinvigorated the kung fu genre. Jackie Chan was the first

neg: Three Smart Saps at the seams while he is on the dance floor was a routine borrowed from Harold Lloyd's 1925 film "The Freshman". Three Smart Saps Three Smart Saps is a 1942 film directed by Jules White and starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Curly Howard). It is the 64th short film released by Columbia Pictures in starring the comedians, who released 190 short films for the studio between 1934 and 1959. The Stooges must get their future father-in-law (John Tyrrell) out of jail. Apparently, the father is a prison warden who has been overthrown

neg: Spooks (1953 film) Spooks (1953 film) Spooks! is a 1953 short film directed by Jules White and starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Shemp Howard). It is the 148th short film released by Columbia Pictures starring the comedians, who released 190 short films for the studio between 1934 and 1959. The Stooges are private detectives that are hired to track down a kidnapped girl name Mary Bopper (Norma Randall), daughter of George B. Bopper. They decide to trace Bopper back to where she was last seen, which leads them to mad scientist Dr. Jeckyl (Philip Van

neg: Who Done It? (1949 film) Who Done It? (1949 film) Who Done It? is the 114th short film released by Columbia Pictures in 1949 starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Shemp Howard). The comedians released 190 short films for the studio between 1934 and 1959. The Stooges are private eyes at the Alert Detective Agency who are called upon by the wealthy Mr. Goodrich (Emil Sitka). Goodrich reports that the Phantom Gang, of which his own niece (Christine McIntyre) is a member, has been murdering socialites, with Goodrich as their next target. By the time the Stooges arrive,

neg: Blake Edwards Hardy. Both Sellers and he appreciated and understood the comedy styles in silent films and tried to recreate them in their work together. After their immense success with the first two "Pink Panther" films, "The Pink Panther" (1963) and "A Shot in the Dark" (1964), which adapted many silent-film aspects, including slapstick, they attempted to go even further in "The Party" (1968). The film has always had a cult following, and some critics and fans have considered it a "masterpiece in this vein" of silent comedy, though it did include minimal dialogue. Edwards married his first wife, actress Patricia Walker,

neg: The Viper (film) of "The Viper" is known to survive, and the film is included on the British Film Institute's "75 Most Wanted" list of missing British feature films. The Viper (film) The Viper is a 1938 British slapstick comedy film directed by Roy William Neill and starring Claude Hulbert and Hal Walters. The film was a sequel to the previous year's very successful "The Vulture", with Hulbert and Walters reprising their roles as hapless private detective Cedric Gull and his sidekick Stiffy respectively. Lesley Brook also features in both films, but in unrelated roles. Directorial duties passed to Neill as Ralph Ince,

neg: Phone Swap steer clear of slapstick comedy, which had become a tradition for the comedy genre in Nollywood. He also stated at the press screening of the film in Lagos that the choice of a comedy genre is inline with the bid to diversify his production company; the previous two films from Golden Effects Studios had been thrillers, so "Phone Swap" was to show that his company was not running on a "one-way traffic". Kemi Adesoye and Afolayan came up with the story idea for the film; with the scripting stage taking a total period of two years. Kunle Afolayan noted that

neg: Comic strip for their heavy use of storylines, lasting between one and three weeks in most cases. The writing style of comic strips changed as well after World War II. With an increase in the number of college-educated readers, there was a shift away from slapstick comedy and towards more cerebral humor. Slapstick and visual gags became more confined to Sunday strips, because as "Garfield" creator Jim Davis put it, "Children are more likely to read Sunday strips than dailies." Many older strips are no longer drawn by the original cartoonist, who has either died or retired. Such strips are known as

neg: Horsing Around remakes of earlier films, and new footage had to be matched with old. Horsing Around Horsing Around is the 180th short film released by Columbia Pictures in 1957 starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Joe Besser). The comedians released 190 short films for the studio between 1934 and 1959. Joe reads in the local newspaper that injured circus horse Schnapps who might be destroyed. Moe and Larry tell him to forget about that horse and instead focus on their sister Bertie. The Stooges' sister Bertie is a reincarnated horse who is trying to

neg: Three Missing Links 1938. It is the fourth of sixteen Stooge shorts to use the word "three" in the title and the first entry directed by Columbia Pictures Short Subject head Jules White. The clip of the Stooges arguing in B. O. Botswaddle's office was featured prominently in the 1989 film "Lethal Weapon 2". Three Missing Links Three Missing Links is a 1938 film directed by Jules White and starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Curly Howard). It is the 33rd short film released by Columbia Pictures starring the comedians, who released 190 short films for

neg: Don Knotts series of slapstick films aimed at children, including the Disney film "The Apple Dumpling Gang" (1975) and its sequel, "The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again" (1979). They also did two independent films, the boxing comedy "The Prize Fighter" (1979), and the mystery comedy "The Private Eyes" (1980). Knotts co-starred in several other Disney films, including "Gus" (1976), "No Deposit, No Return" (1976), "Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo" (1977) and "Hot Lead and Cold Feet" (1978). In 1979, Knotts returned to series television in his second most identifiable role, the wacky-but-lovable landlord Ralph Furley on "Three's Company". The series, which was

neg: The Floorwalker The Floorwalker The Floorwalker is a 1916 American silent comedy film, Charlie Chaplin's first Mutual Film Corporation film. The film stars Chaplin, in his traditional Tramp persona, as a customer who creates chaos in a department store and becomes inadvertently entangled in the nefarious scheme of the store manager, played by Eric Campbell, and the store's floorwalker, played by Lloyd Bacon, to embezzle money from the establishment. The film is noted for the first "running staircase" used in films which is used for a series of slapstick that climaxes with a frantic chase down an upward escalator and finding they

neg: Punch Drunks completed May 2–5, 1934. In 2002, "Punch Drunks" was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant", the only Stooge film to achieve such an honor. Punch Drunks Punch Drunks is the second short film released by Columbia Pictures in 1934 starring American slapstick comedy team the Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine, and Curly Howard). The comedians released 190 short films for the studio between 1934 and 1959. Struggling boxing manager Moe is having lunch with several associates who are angry at him for their

neg: Hurricane Films group of fifteen teenagers with no previous experience in screenwriting to share their experiences and create a film script. The resulting film, "Under the Mud", was made for less than £100,000. Described as "social surrealism" by the producers, the film is a comedy-drama following one day in the life of a Garston family on the day of its youngest daughter's first Holy Communion, as family tensions erupt and the children go missing. It contains various fantasy sequences, as well as moments of drama alternated with slapstick comedy. "Under the Mud" played at several international film festivals in 2006 including the

neg: Priyadarshan a film as Shankar, the saleable hero, helped them in arranging finance from Thiruvenkadam, a top film financier. Mohanlal, who was by then a popular star, was selected as the parallel hero along with Shankar. Thus in 1984, Priyadarshan made his debut as director with Poochakkoru Mookkuthi, which was a surprise hit. A slapstick comedy film shot on a low budget, it completed a successful run of 100 days in Kerala theatres. Priyan continued his fine form for slapstick comedy with the successful "Odaruthammava Aalariyam" and he later made "Onnanam Kunnil Oradi Kunnil" and the Mammootty-Shankar family thriller "Parayanumvayya Parayathirikkanumvayya".

neg: Car Babes for his father on his car lot", say co-directors Nick Fumia and Chris Wolf, who jack up their film's tension with the threat of a hostile takeover and the requisite romantic interest. The soundtrack ranges from hip-hop to country. "CarBabes" had its premiere on December 26, 2006. Directed and produced by five Bay Area filmmakers, "CarBabes" is the first feature-length film written, directed, and produced by all five filmmakers, who channeled their love for the art of making films to produce this slapstick comedy. The idea for the film was conceptualized by Blake Dirickson, 27, who is one of the

neg: Jake West Jake West Jake West (born 1972) is a British film director, known mostly for his horror films and for a series of documentaries looking at film censorship and interviewing well-known directors, actors and industry figures. West's first feature film was "Razor Blade Smile", released in 1998. His second film, released in 2005, was "Evil Aliens", described as a 'British slapstick horror-comedy', in the tradition of films such as "Braindead", "House", and "Evil Dead". It was the first full-length British horror film to be filmed using Sony HD cameras and contains over a hundred digital effect shots as well as many

neg: Hold That Lion! (1947 film) the picture, and he was happy to do it. "Hold That Lion!" would be the template for recycled films post-1953. Three films in a row utilized footage from this short: Due to this successful practice, director Jules White would begin recycling entire shorts as a cost-saving tactic for the remainder of the Stooges' tenure in Columbia Pictures' short subject department. Hold That Lion! (1947 film) Hold That Lion! is the 100th short film released by Columbia Pictures in 1947 starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Shemp Howard). The comedians released 190 short films

neg: Tricky Dicks Tricky Dicks Tricky Dicks is a 1953 film directed by Jules White and starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Shemp Howard). It is the 147th short film released by Columbia Pictures starring the comedians, who released 190 short films for the studio between 1934 and 1959. The Stooges are detectives who have nearly mastered the game of Gin Rummy. They are frequently interrupted by a very loudly ringing telephone. Shemp brings in the pickpocket Slick Chick (Connie Cezan) who manages to talk her way out of the station. Shemp joins the Gin Rummy

neg: Keystone Studios the studio in 1917 to produce his own independent films (eventually distributed through Paramount). Keystone's business decreased after his departure, and finally closed after bankruptcy in 1935. Much of the lighting and studio equipment from Keystone was bought by Reymond King, who started the "Award Cinema Movie Equipment" company in Venice, CA in November, 1935. "Keystone Studios" is the fictional studio in the film "Swimming With Sharks" (1994). A new indie film company named Keystone Studios began in 2007, formed by a merger of Cineville films and Westlake Entertainment. The original Keystone Studios lot was an explorable location, as well

neg: Tricky Dicks The filing cabinet footage is recycled from "Hold That Lion!" Tricky Dicks Tricky Dicks is a 1953 film directed by Jules White and starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Shemp Howard). It is the 147th short film released by Columbia Pictures starring the comedians, who released 190 short films for the studio between 1934 and 1959. The Stooges are detectives who have nearly mastered the game of Gin Rummy. They are frequently interrupted by a very loudly ringing telephone. Shemp brings in the pickpocket Slick Chick (Connie Cezan) who manages to talk her

neg: Dopey Dicks Melville's 1851 novel "Moby-Dick". A colorized version of "Dopey Dicks" was released in 2007 as part of the DVD collection "Hapless Half-Wits." "Dopey Dicks" was one of four Stooge films included in the TBS 1992 Halloween special "The Three Stooges Fright Night". Dopey Dicks Dopey Dicks is the 122nd short film released by Columbia Pictures in 1950 starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Shemp Howard). The comedians released 190 short films for the studio between 1934 and 1959. The Stooges are janitors who have just finished moving furniture and assorted items into the

neg: Tassels in the Air Tassels in the Air Tassels in the Air is a 1938 film directed by Charley Chase and starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Curly Howard). It was the 30th short film released by Columbia Pictures starring the comedians, who released 190 short films for the studio between 1934 and 1959. Nouveau riche housewife Mrs. Smirch (Bess Flowers) has intentions to hire the in-demand interior decorator Omay (Jean De Briac) to redecorate her house in a bid to get in the "who's who" of the local rich elite. Omay accepts her offer. Meanwhile, the

neg: Malayalam cinema only one actor in the cast, The Guard. Slapstick comedy was the predominant theme of the films of this era. "C.I.D. Moosa" (2003) by Johny Antony, "Meesa Madhavan" (2002) by Lal Jose and "Kunjikoonan" (2002) directed by Sasi Shanker are examples. Sequels to a number of successful films were made. Some movies were examples of exemplary film making, such as "Meghamalhar", "Madhuranombarakaattu", "Nandanam", "Perumazhakkalam", and "Kazhcha". In 2008, Malayalam movie artists came together in the multistar film "" to raise funds for the AMMA. After several years of quality deterioration, Malayalam films saw the signs of massive resurgence after 2010

neg: Hokus Pokus (1949 film) of a fictional character in George du Maurier's 1894 novel "Trilby". Hokus Pokus (1949 film) Hokus Pokus is the 115th short film released by Columbia Pictures in 1949 starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Shemp Howard). The comedians released 190 short films for the studio between 1934 and 1959. The Stooges are three paperhangers who also look after invalid Mary (Mary Ainslee), who always uses a wheelchair. The seemingly helpless blonde, however, is trying to swindle her insurance company out of $25,000, as she is not handicapped in the least. While the Stooges

neg: Stoner film sometimes law-enforcement agents, who are portrayed as comically inept, but also parents, co-workers, friends, and security guards, who disapprove of the protagonists' marijuana usage, usually out of a greater lack of acceptance of their lifestyle of leisure and innocence. Most serious moments are intended ironically, often to parody overwrought counterparts in mainstream cinema. The comic story arcs often approach or fall over the line into slapstick. Stoner film Stoner film is a subgenre of comedy films that revolve around the use of cannabis. Generally, cannabis use is one of the main themes and inspires much of the plot. They are

neg: Monster Mutt (film) Hendersons", the film is quite funny. The Dove Foundation praised the film, offering that actor Brian Stepanek did "a wonderful job as the bumbling doctor, who tries to make up for his mistake", and that with its "slapstick comedy, this film may be a family favorite. It is a movie that is wholesome and enjoyable for the entire family." "The Oklahoman", in calling the film "the oddest DVD to appear on release lists", noted that the cast "features a well-scrubbed cast of actors from TV shows and films that younger viewers will know well." Monster Mutt (film) Monster Mutt is