Gayety Comedies are a comedy film series released made in the United States during the silent film era. They debuted in 1919 and were distributed to various film exchanges
Al Christie
Charles Herbert Christie (April 13, 1882 – October 1, 1955) and Alfred Ernest Christie (November 23, 1886 – April 14, 1951) were Canadian motion picture entrepreneurs.
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produced them. The studio that made them was owned by E. H. Emmick and J. L. Friedman and was on the corner of
Sunset Boulevard and Gower Street.
George Ovey and
Lillian Biron featured in several. Biron had previously acted in Vogue Comedies.
Billy Bletcher and
Vera Reynolds
Vera Reynolds (born Vera Nancy Reynolds; November 25, 1899 – April 22, 1962) was an American film actress.
Early life and career
Born in Richmond, Virginia, in 1899, Reynolds first worked in films at age 12. She began as a dancer, worked ...
were added to keep up with production demand.
Gayety Studios advertised itself as producing a
one-reel comedy once a week. The content was promoted as "polite
slapstick
Slapstick is a style of humor involving exaggerated physical activity that exceeds the boundaries of normal physical comedy. Slapstick may involve both intentional violence and violence by mishap, often resulting from inept use of props such a ...
."
The
New England territorial sales were handled by the American Feature Film Company. In western Pennsylvania and West Virginia, they were overseen by The Quality Film Company. The Electric Theatre Supply Company handled the film rights in the majority of
Mid-Atlantic states, and the
Southeastern United States were managed by the E and H Film Distributing Company.
The production company was active in 1919 and 1920.
Fiomography
*''Dropped into Scandal''
*''Are Flirts Foolish?''
*''
Dark and Cloudy
Dark and Cloudy is a 1919 film with Lillian Biron and George Ovey. It is part of the Library of Congress Black Films paper print collection, although it appears to be a comedy short featuring white actors. The film has been described as using bl ...
'' (1919)
*''Lovesick at Sea'' (1919)
*''Fireman, Save My Gal!'', extant
*''Dry and Thirsty''
*''Ladies Must Dance'' (1920)
*''Say Uncle''
[
*''Afraid of His Wife'']
References
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American silent films
Comedy film series
Film series introduced in 1919