Larry Semon Impersonator

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Pasquale Ventura
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Larry Semon Impersonator

Postby Pasquale Ventura » Tue Mar 18, 2014 4:11 pm

Here's something you don't see often an Italian Larry Semon impersonator in a silent tv commercial for a paint company. Have no idea when it was made.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gKbUURCUA0E

Some kind of newsreel with the same guy, Febo Conti.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9lOzR6FdSU

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Re: Larry Semon Impersonator

Postby Richard M Roberts » Wed Mar 19, 2014 6:28 am

Pasquale Ventura wrote:Here's something you don't see often an Italian Larry Semon impersonator in a silent tv commercial for a paint company. Have no idea when it was made.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gKbUURCUA0E

Some kind of newsreel with the same guy, Febo Conti.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9lOzR6FdSU



What sort of a Larry Semon impersonator has a can of paint and doesn;t dump it on a Frank Alexander impersonator?


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Re: Larry Semon Impersonator

Postby Rob Farr » Wed Mar 19, 2014 11:07 am

The first one was shot on video and the synthesized music dates it circa 1980, give or take a few years.
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Re: Larry Semon Impersonator

Postby Pasquale Ventura » Wed Mar 19, 2014 1:11 pm

You don't see American TV commercials running over two minutes!
There used to be more videos of Febo Conti doing Semon in silent TV sketches but do not seem to be posted on YouTube anymore. At least I can't find them now. All that come up are these two.


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