Cameo Comedies is a brand of short comedy films made in the United States. The films are one-reel shorts from Jack White's
Educational Pictures
Educational Pictures, also known as Educational Film Exchanges, Inc. or Educational Films Corporation of America, was an American film production and film distribution company founded in 1916 by Earle (E. W.) Hammons (1882–1962). Educational pr ...
and
Colonial Motion Picture Corporation.
Three of the productions utilized
3D stereoscopic effects in the titles.
The films were produced for $5,000 each. They were made from 1922 to 1932, spanning the
silent film
A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound (or more generally, no audible dialogue). Though silent films convey narrative and emotion visually, various plot elements (such as a setting or era) or key lines of dialogue may, when ...
and talkie eras.
,
Phil Dunham
Phil Dunham (1885 - 1972) was an American actor and screenwriter.
Biography
Born in London, England, Dunham had a career that spanned silent films and "talkies". His screenplays include several films with African American casts.
He had leading ...
and
Lupino Lane
Henry William George Lupino (16 June 1892 – 10 November 1959) professionally Lupino Lane, was an English actor and theatre manager, and a member of the famous Lupino family, which eventually included his cousin, the screenwriter/director/actr ...
were among the actors. Supporting actors included
Wallace Lupino
Wallace Lupino (23 January 1898 – 11 October 1961) was a British-born stage and film actor who was a member of the Lupino family. He appeared in 63 films between 1918 and 1945, most often with his older brother, Lupino Lane. He was born in ...
,
and
Virginia Vance
Virginia Vance (July 1, 1902 - October 13, 1942) was a silent film actress in the United States. She married actor Bryant Washburn.
Biography
Vance was born in Chicago and raised in Toronto, Canada. She appeared in some 90 films including comedy ...
.
Mermaid Comedies were Educational's line of two-reelers.
Al Alt
AL, Al, Ål or al may stand for:
Arts and entertainment Fictional characters
* Al (''Aladdin'') or Aladdin, the main character in Disney's ''Aladdin'' media
* Al (''EastEnders''), a minor character in the British soap opera
* Al (''Fullmetal ...
was a starring performer in a few of the Cameo films.
Filmography
*''Drenched'' (1924)
*''Sporting Life'' (1925)
*''Scrambled Eggs'' (1925)
*''The Lucky Duck''
*''Kitty, Kitty''
*''The Mad Rush''
*''That's My Meat''
*''One Quiet Night''
*''Queenie of Hollywood''
*''Once A Hero''
*''The Tamale Vendor''
*''Idle Roomers''
*''Anybody's Goat''
*''Bridge Wives''
*''The Galloping Ghost''
*''Honeymoom Trio''
*''One Quiet Night''
*''Smart Work''
*''Hard Work'', extant
See also
*
Film series A film series or movie series (also referred to as a film franchise or movie franchise) is a collection of related films in succession that share the same fictional universe, or are marketed as a series.
This article explains what film series are ...
*
List of live action American short films
*
Tuxedo Comedies Tuxedo Comedies were a brand of short comedy films in the United States. Comedian Al St. John appeared in and directed many of them after his three years with Fox Film doing Sunshine Comedies (see Al St. John filmography for details). They were pr ...
References
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Mass media companies disestablished in 1932
Silent film studios
Defunct American film studios
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Film production companies of the United States
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