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Mark Dintenfass
The Vim Comedy Company was a short-lived movie studio in Jacksonville, Florida and New York City. Vim bought out Siegmund Lubin's Lubin Manufacturing Company Jacksonville, Florida facilities at 750 Riverside Avenue in 1915 after that company went bankrupt. It was founded by Louis Burstein and Mark Dintenfass. Vim specialized in two-reel comedies, producing hundreds of them in the short time it existed. Notable Vim actors were Oliver Hardy, Ethel Marie Burton, Walter Stull, Billy Ruge, Rosemary Theby, Billy Bletcher and his wife Arline Roberts, and Kate Price. At its peak Vim had a workforce of nearly 50 people. The Vim Comedy Company went out of business in 1917 after Oliver Hardy discovered that both Burstein and Dintenfass were stealing from the payroll. Vim was bought out by the King-Bee Films studio started by Burstein. Films The following films were produced by the Vim Comedy Company:Miller (2013), pp. 55–56 See also * History of Jacksonville, Florida#Motion pictu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Rosemary Theby
Rosemary Theresa Theby (born Rose Masing, April 8, 1892 – November 10, 1973) was an American film actress. She appeared in some 250 films between 1911 and 1940. Early life and career The daughter of George and Katherine Masing, Theby was born in St. Louis, Missouri. She studied at the Convent of St. Alphonsus in St. Louis and at Sargent's School in New York City. A contemporary newspaper account described her as being of "medium-height, well proportioned, with regular features and dark hair". Theby began working with Vitagraph studios in 1910. Her first film experience came in that company's production of ''The Wager''. By 1915, she was a star for the Universal film company. During World War I Theby took care of a refugee from Lithuania. After being educated and cared for by Theby, the young woman became her maid during an acute shortage of maids in Hollywood, in 1920. As Miss Corintee in ''The Great Love'' (1918), Theby played the part of a German spy with great sk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chickens (1916 Film)
''Chickens'' is a 1916 American short film, short silent film, silent comedy film featuring Oliver Hardy. Cast * Bobby Burns (actor), Bobby Burns as Pokes * Walter Stull as Jabbs * Oliver Hardy (as Babe Hardy) * Frank Hanson * Ethel Marie Burton See also * List of American films of 1916 * Oliver Hardy filmography External links * 1916 films American silent short films American black-and-white films 1916 comedy films 1916 short films Silent American comedy films American comedy short films 1910s American films {{1910s-short-comedy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
This Way Out
''This Way Out'' is a 1916 American silent comedy film featuring Oliver Hardy. Cast * Bobby Burns - Pokes * Walter Stull - Jabbs * Oliver Hardy - Plump (as Babe Hardy) * Billy Ruge - Runt * Ethel Marie Burton * Frank Hanson See also * List of American films of 1916 * Oliver Hardy filmography __NOTOC__ These are the films of Oliver Hardy as an actor. For the filmography of Laurel and Hardy Laurel and Hardy were a British-American Double act, comedy duo act during the early Classical Hollywood cinema, Classical Hollywood era of Am ... References External links * 1916 films American silent short films American black-and-white films 1916 comedy films 1916 short films Silent American comedy films American comedy short films 1910s American films {{1910s-short-comedy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ups And Downs (1915 Film)
''Ups and Downs'' is a 1915 American silent comedy film featuring Oliver Hardy. Cast * Bobby Burns as Pokes * Walter Stull as Jabbs * Oliver Hardy as Shifty Mike (as Babe Hardy) * Ethel Marie Burton as Ethel * Frank Hanson as Runt See also * List of American films of 1915 * Oliver Hardy filmography __NOTOC__ These are the films of Oliver Hardy as an actor. For the filmography of Laurel and Hardy Laurel and Hardy were a British-American Double act, comedy duo act during the early Classical Hollywood cinema, Classical Hollywood era of Am ... External links * 1915 films American silent short films American black-and-white films 1915 comedy films 1915 short films Silent American comedy films American comedy short films 1910s American films {{1910s-short-comedy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mixed And Fixed
''Mixed and Fixed'' is a 1915 American silent comedy film featuring Oliver Hardy. Cast * Bobby Burns as Pokes * Walter Stull as Jabbs * Billy Ruge * Ethel Marie Burton * Oliver Hardy (as Babe Hardy) * Frank Hanson * Edna Reynolds See also * List of American films of 1915 * Oliver Hardy filmography __NOTOC__ These are the films of Oliver Hardy as an actor. For the filmography of Laurel and Hardy Laurel and Hardy were a British-American Double act, comedy duo act during the early Classical Hollywood cinema, Classical Hollywood era of Am ... External links * 1915 films 1915 short films American silent short films American black-and-white films 1915 comedy films Silent American comedy films American comedy short films 1910s American films {{1910s-short-comedy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Speed Kings (film)
''Speed Kings'' is a 1915 American silent comedy film featuring Oliver Hardy. Cast * Bobby Burns - Pokes * Walter Stull - Jabbs * Billy Ruge * Ethel Marie Burton * Oliver Hardy - (as Babe Hardy) * Frank Hanson * Edna Reynolds See also * List of American films of 1915 * Oliver Hardy filmography __NOTOC__ These are the films of Oliver Hardy as an actor. For the filmography of Laurel and Hardy Laurel and Hardy were a British-American Double act, comedy duo act during the early Classical Hollywood cinema, Classical Hollywood era of Am ... External links * 1915 films American silent short films American black-and-white films 1915 comedy films 1915 short films Silent American comedy films American comedy short films 1910s American films {{1910s-short-comedy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strangled Harmony
''Strangled Harmony'' is a 1915 American silent comedy film featuring Oliver Hardy. Cast * Bobby Burns - Pokes * Walter Stull - Jabbs * Billy Ruge - Runt * Ethel Marie Burton - Ethel (as Ethel Burton) * Oliver Hardy - (as Babe Hardy) * Frank Hanson * Edna Reynolds See also * List of American films of 1915 * Oliver Hardy filmography __NOTOC__ These are the films of Oliver Hardy as an actor. For the filmography of Laurel and Hardy Laurel and Hardy were a British-American Double act, comedy duo act during the early Classical Hollywood cinema, Classical Hollywood era of Am ... External links * 1915 films American silent short films American black-and-white films 1915 comedy films 1915 short films Silent American comedy films American comedy short films 1910s American films {{1910s-short-comedy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pressing Business
''Pressing Business'' is a 1915 American silent comedy film produced by the Vim Comedy Company featuring Bobby Burns & Walter Stull. Incorrectly credited as an Oliver Hardy title. The Library of Congress has a complete print and Oliver Hardy does not appear in it. Cast * Bobby Burns as Pokes * Walter Stull as Jabbs * Billy Ruge as Runt * Billy Bletcher as Billy Bean * Frank Hanson * Ethel Marie Burton * Edna Reynolds See also * List of American films of 1915 This List of American films of 1915 is a compilation of American films released in the year 1915. A–Z Serials Short films See also * 1915 in the United States References External links 1915 filmsat the Internet Movie Dat ... References External links * 1915 films American silent short films American black-and-white films 1915 comedy films 1915 short films Silent American comedy films American comedy short films 1910s American films {{1910s-short-comedy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bobby Burns
Robert Paul Burns (September 1, 1878 – January 16, 1966) was an American film actor and director. He appeared in more than 200 films between 1908 and 1952 as well as directing 13 films between 1915 and 1916. Burns was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and died in Los Angeles, California. He played Pokes in the ''Pokes and Jabbs'' silent comedies of the mid 1910s, with Walter Stull as Jabbs and frequently featuring Babe (Oliver) Hardy. Later supporting Oliver Hardy again in his partnership with Stan Laurel at the Hal Roach Studios in several of their early short comedies and feature films. Selected filmography * '' Uncivil War Birds'' (1946) * ''Gents Without Cents'' (1944) * ''Air Raid Wardens'' (1943) * '' Loco Boy Makes Good'' (1942) * ''I'll Never Heil Again'' (1941) * '' Healthy, Wealthy and Dumb'' (1938) * ''Dizzy Doctors'' (1937) * '' Jail Bait'' (1937) * ''A Pain in the Pullman'' (1936) * ''Dummy Ache'' (1936) * ''Ants in the Pantry'' (1936) * ''Pop Goes the Ea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Midnight Prowlers
''The Midnight Prowlers'' is a 1915 American silent comedy film produced by the Vim Comedy Company featuring Bobby Burns & Walter Stull. Plot Mr. and Mrs. Jabbs live in a suburban retreat where the police force is conspicuous by its absence. Burglaries are rife in the neighborhood. The Jabbs family get the scare of their lives one night when the cat pulls a vase from the table in trying to get out of the house for a midnight prowl. A detective must be hired is the secret resolve of both Mr. and Mrs. Jabbs, and forthwith they proceed to hire one. But one does not inform the other which results in Mrs. Jabbs hiring a male sleuth in the person of Loos Pokes and Mr. Jabbs hiring a female Sherlock Holmes. The two sleuths are unaware of each other's identity and there the trouble begins. Gum Shoe Pete, the cracksman, gets into the house. Mr. and Mrs. Jabbs hear the noise but think it is "only the detectives." Meanwhile the two detectives have met and are spooning in the moonlight (th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King-Bee Films
King-Bee Films Corporation was a film production company in the U.S. that released two-real short film comedies during the silent film era. The company's stars included Billy West (silent film actor), Billy West, a Charlie Chaplin imitator. Louis Burstein was the company's president and general manager. He established it in 1917 after the breakup of Vim Comedy Company to produce comedies starring West. Oliver Hardy and Ethelyn Gibson also acted for the company. It operated a studio in Jacksonville, Florida, then Bayonne, New Jersey and finally at 1329 Gordon Street in Hollywood, California. Its offices were in New York. History King-Bee had offices in New York and Hollywood, California. The company's production sites included Jacksonville, Florida. Arvid E. Gillstrom directed for King-Bee. Members of the company on their way to Hollywood were entertained in Chicago by members of the Standard Films Corporation. King Bee's Billy West comedies were in such demand it wanted him to wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
