The Masquers Club is a private
social club
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for actors in
Los Angeles, California
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. It was created in 1925 by actors from
New York City
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who had left
Broadway
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Theatre
* Broadway Theatre (disambiguation)
* Broadway theatre, theatrical productions in professional theatres near Broadway, Manhattan, New York City, U.S.
** Broadway (Manhattan), the street
**Broadway Theatre (53rd Stree ...
to act in motion pictures.
[ It was similar to the ]Lambs Club
The Lambs, Inc. (also known as The Lambs Club) is a social club in New York City for actors, songwriters, and others involved in the theatre. It is America's oldest theatrical organization. "The Lambs" is a registered trademark of The Lambs, Inc ...
in New York.[ The Club produced thirteen short subjects, the most famous of which, '']The Stolen Jools
''The Stolen Jools'' is a 1931 American pre-Code comedy short produced by the Masquers Club of Hollywood, featuring many cameo appearances by film stars of the day. The stars appeared in the film, distributed by Paramount Pictures, to raise fu ...
'', featured seven Oscar-winning performers. Raymond Griffith
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died there in 1957.
Filmography
* ''Stolen by Gypsies or Beer and Bicycles'' (1933)
* ''The Moonshiner's Daughter'' (1933)
* ''Lost in Limehouse'' (1933)
* ''Thru Thin and Thicket, or Who's Zoo in Africa'' (1933)
* ''The Bride's Bereavement; or, The Snake in the Grass'' (1932)
* ''Two Lips and Juleps; or, Southern Love and Northern Exposure'' (1932)
* ''The Engineer's Daughter; or, Iron Minnie's Revenge'' (1932)
* ''Rule 'Em and Weep'' (1932)
* ''The Wide Open Spaces'' (1931)
* ''The Great Junction Hotel'' (1931)
* ''Oh! Oh! Cleopatra'' (1931)
* ''Stout Hearts and Willing Hands'' (1931)
* ''The Stolen Jools
''The Stolen Jools'' is a 1931 American pre-Code comedy short produced by the Masquers Club of Hollywood, featuring many cameo appearances by film stars of the day. The stars appeared in the film, distributed by Paramount Pictures, to raise fu ...
'' (1931)
References list
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[{{cite book , title=The Story of Hollywood: An Illustrated History , author=Gregory Paul Williams , page=139]
[{{cite book , title=A Sci-Fi Swarm and Horror Horde: Interviews with 62 Filmmakers , author=Tom Weaver , page=5 , url=https://books.google.com/books?id=50AbUfJS6OkC&pg=PA5]
External links
Official website
Theatrical organizations in the United States
Organizations established in 1925