A challenge: Find a stranger silent comedy

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Chris Seguin

A challenge: Find a stranger silent comedy

Postby Chris Seguin » Sun Nov 01, 2009 7:05 pm

I defy anyone to find a more avant garde, mainstream, Hollywood produces, silent two-reel comedy than "Wiggle Your Ears", starring Hal Roach's beloved Rascals.
And this from an era when Pete the Pup attempted suicide and Wheezer was attacked by giant chickens in a Dippy Doo Dads fever dream.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xs2aDkULv8U

Chris

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Re: A challenge: Find a stranger silent comedy

Postby Richard M Roberts » Sun Nov 01, 2009 7:44 pm

Chris Seguin wrote:I defy anyone to find a more avant garde, mainstream, Hollywood produces, silent two-reel comedy than "Wiggle Your Ears", starring Hal Roach's beloved Rascals.
And this from an era when Pete the Pup attempted suicide and Wheezer was attacked by giant chickens in a Dippy Doo Dads fever dream.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xs2aDkULv8U

Chris


That might just get my vote. It's obvious that Bob McGowan if taking off on european filmmaking, and perhaps it's a bit adult even for the Gang, but it's always been a hoot. Now, for real surrealness though, Henry Lehrman stuff like WET AND WARMER has it beat hands down........

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David B Pearson
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Re: A challenge: Find a stranger silent comedy

Postby David B Pearson » Mon Nov 02, 2009 4:41 am

I dunno. Maybe MYSTERY OF THE LEAPING FISH.

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Re: A challenge: Find a stranger silent comedy

Postby Sara Ackerman » Wed Nov 04, 2009 11:01 am

Wiggle Your Ears is...interesting.

The Mystery of the Leaping Fish is very surreal.

I've yet to see the other Our Gang short and Wet and Warmer.

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Re: A challenge: Find a stranger silent comedy

Postby Jim Kerkhoff » Wed Nov 04, 2009 6:39 pm

I think Keaton's "The Playhouse" is a great example of surreal cinema - and a jaw-dropping example of pioneering special effects that are totally seamless. Snub Pollard's "The Mystery Man" is also quite bizzare as well as Billy Franey's "The Cameraman."

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