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Let George Do It (film Series)
''Let George Do It'' was a series of two-reeler American silent comedy films produced in the latter half of the 1920s. The films (40 in all) were based on the comic strip ''Let George Do It'', which was written and drawn by George McManus (who later created the more famous strip ''Bringing Up Father''). The series was produced by the Stern Brothers ( Julius Stern and Abe Stern) and was one of many silent comedy series issued by Universal Pictures. Syd Saylor starred as George in all of the films. His supporting players included Thelma Daniels, Jean Doree, Dorothy Gulliver, Colin Chase, Dorothy Coburn, Harry Martell, Derelys Perdue, Marie D'Arcy, Betty Walsh, and Lorima Clark. The ''New York Times'', in a 1927 review of one of the shorts (on the bill with the feature '' The Callahans and the Murphys'' at the Capitol Theatre), described it as a "comedy of the conventional kind" which "gets its share of laughs". Raymond Ganly, in '' Motion Picture News'', wrote that ''Tele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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"Let George do it" is an English idiom of the 20th century, recommending that some (unspecified) person rather than oneself should perform a given task. An occasional comic variant is to let "Jack" - the supposed brother of George - do it instead. Let George Do It can also refer to: *Let George Do It (radio), ''Let George Do It'' (radio), American radio drama 1946 – 1954 *''Let George Do It!'', 1940 British film (American title: ''To Hell With Hitler'') *Let George Do It (1938 film), ''Let George Do It'' (1938 film), Australian comedy (British title: ''In the Nick of Time'') *Let George Do It (film series), ''Let George Do It'' (film series), American comedy short series of the 1920s *Faciat Georgius (English: "Let George do it"), an informal American medal of World War II See also *Georges d'Amboise, referent of the French idiom "Laissez faire à Georges" (English: "Let George do it") {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |