The Vim Comedy Company was a short-lived

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. Vim bought out

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Jacksonville, Florida facilities at 750 Riverside Avenue in 1915 after that company went

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. 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

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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

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studio started by Burstein.

Films

The following films were produced by the Vim Comedy Company:Miller (2013), pp. 55–56

References

Laurel & Hardy: a bio-bibliography By Wes D. Gehringflickr – Vim Comedy Company: Jacksonville, Florida

Bibliography

*{{Cite book, title=Almost Hollywood: The Forgotten Story of Jacksonville, Florida, author=Blair Miller, year=2013, publisher=

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Vim Comedy Film Company – filmography at IMDb
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