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4.0 out of 5 stars
Fine silent comedy that's still laughable,
By Andre M. "brnn64" (Mt. Pleasant, SC United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Slapstick Encyclopedia, Volume 5 - Chaplin & Co. [VHS] (VHS Tape)
Most silent comedies tend to hold up better than dramas, particualrly the later ones where the camerawork isn't as jerky. This contains some fine little-known work. The pre-hardy Stan Laurel does a hilarious turn as a drunk caught in a compromising position with another man's wife. The forgotten Billy Richie is wildly funny as a knave who deliberately cheats on his wife and suffers the consequences. Another little-known comic, Lupino Lane, does an excellent turn in a one man, multi-character performance. As for Chaplin, even non-Chaplin fans like me will like "The Rink" and "A Night at the Show." These films show that filmed comedies had a splendid beginning.
4.0 out of 5 stars
English music hall stars "in their cups",
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This review is from: Slapstick Encyclopedia, Volume 5 - Chaplin & Co. [VHS] (VHS Tape)
Volume 5 in KINO's SLAPSTICK ENCYCLOPEDIA series features English music hall performers and could be subtitled "in their cups."PROGRAM-- In A NIGHT IN THE SHOW, Charlie Chaplin recreates two of his music hall characters: an inebriated sophisticate and "Mr. Rowdy," a baggy pants drunk in bristle mustache and bowler. The stageshow they attend begins with "La Belle Weinerwurst," a fat belly dancer in harem togs. A lady snaker charmer creates havoc when her basket of serpents escape into the audience. "Dot & Dash," two mediocre singers get bombarded with food. Rowdy pulls out the firehose on "Mr. Nix," a devilish fire eater. Next is a Chaplin snippet-- an ad libbed band conductor routine, possibly filmed at New York's Hippodrome in 1916. THE RINK is based on a stage act called "Skating." Chaplin's inept waiter makes a mess of both restaurant and kitchen, then takes time off to sneak into a rollerskating rink. He displays deft skating ability, flirts with Enda Purviance and gets into a duel on wheels with Eric Campbell. Edna invites both to her skating party and hostilities escalate to include all the men there and several cops. In LIVE WIRES AND LOVE SPARKS, Bill Smith (the Man from Nowhere) flirts with a neighbor until her husband comes home, which sets off a series of rather unfunny chases. Featuring Billie Ritchie, a comic well-established in Britain when Chaplin started out. Ritchie claimed that Charlie stole freely from him. HE'S IN AGAIN stars Chaplin clone Billy West as a cadging restaurant patron and Oliver Hardy as the waiter who won't take "no funds" for an answer. To pay off his tab, West is put to work as bartender, a drag dancer named "Beda Thara," and a boxer. Directed by Charley Chase, who appears as the piano player. PIE-EYED showcases Stan Laurel, once Chaplin's understudy in Britain, as an intoxicated customer and Glen Cavender as the Firewater Club's ex-prizefighter owner. Stan dances with the boxer's wife, which earns him a well-placed punch, the man's card, and a quick exit. On the street, a kindly cop brings Stan "home" to the address on the card (Cavender's apartment), partially undresses him and puts him to bed. ONLY ME has the chameleon-like Lupino Lane (another music hall star) in 24 roles! He's the drunken bon vivant attending the Palace Theater, members of the audience and band, plus the folks on stage. Lane demonstrates great juggling and acrobatic skills, plus he plays a soprano, a toe dancer in a diaphonous gown, all four actors in a short play and a strongman. SLAPSTICK ENCYCLOPEDIA Vol. 6 features Roach Studio shorts. (VHS version) Parenthetical numbers preceding titles are 1 to 10 viwer poll ratings found at a film resource website. (5.9) He's In Again (1918) - Billy West/Oliver Hardy/Leo White/Ethelyn Gibson/Charley Chase/Bud Ross (3.9) Live Wires and Love Sparks (1918) - Billy Ritchie/Viola Barry/Eva Nelson/Gene Rogers (6.7) A Night in the Show (1915) - Charlie Chaplin/Edna Purviance/Charlotte Mineau/Dee Lampton/Leo White/Wesley Ruggles/John Rand/James T. Kelley (6.8) Only Me (1929) - Lupino Lane (uncredited: Wallace Lupino) (5.7) Pie-Eyed (1925) - Stan Laurel/Glen Cavender/Thelma Hill (7.3) The Rink (1916) - Charles Chaplin/Edna Purviance/James T. Kelley/Eric Campbell/Henry Bergman/Lloyd Bacon
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