WHO DONE IT (1917) Gale Henry, Billy Franey , MIlburn Morante

[Richard M Roberts]

1917 Universal Joker Comedy directed by William Beaudine and featuring Gale Henry, Billy Franey, Milburn Morante, Charles Haefeli, Eddie Baker and Milton Sims:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OrjeFaeCSE

RICHARD M ROBERTS

[William Ferry]

Billy Franey gets short shrift from a lot of comedy fans, but I've enjoyed the few films of his that I've seen. Gale Henry is always a delight.

[Ed Watz]

Billy Franey gets short shrift from a lot of comedy fans, but I've enjoyed the few films of his that I've seen. Gale Henry is always a delight.

Agreed, William! There’s nothing wrong with Billy Franey, he’s a very funny little guy. It’s nice how he became a stock company member of the RKO short subjects department in the early 1930s. Franey has a hilarious scene to himself in Clark & McCullough’s THE ICEMAN’S BALL (1932) and soon became a fixture in Edgar Kennedy’s Average Man series. By the mid-1930s, bald-headed Franey was rather ancient-looking, and without his exaggerated comedy mustache, he reminds me of Jackie Wright from The Benny Hill Show. If you get a chance check out KENNEDY THE GREAT (1939) where he and Edgar have some of their very best scenes together.

--And Gale Henry - fabulous, as always! Loved the way Charley Chase showcased her in his films, particularly the gems included in the recent Blu-Ray Charley Chase At Hal Roach: The Late Silents (1927).