''The Simp'' is an extant 1920 silent comedy film starring
Lloyd Hamilton. It is a Hamilton and
Jack White production distributed by
Educational Pictures. The film was directed by
Owen Davis
Owen Gould Davis (January 29, 1874 – October 14, 1956) was an American dramatist known for writing more than 200 plays and having most produced. In 1919, he became the first elected president of the Dramatists Guild of America. He received th ...
and
Arthur Roch.
A dog features in one of its episodes. Various filming techniques are used to comedic effect. The cast features a man bumbling through various scenarios. It was also released as a
Pathescope film.
A colored
lobby card
A film poster is a poster used to promote and advertise a film primarily to persuade paying customers into a theater to see it. Studios often print several posters that vary in size and content for various domestic and international markets. The ...
for the film picturing Hamilton,
Marvel Rea, and a dog survives.
Billy Dooley used a similar wringing out the wet dog routine in the 1926 film ''
Briny Boob'' as did
Shemp Howard in the 1952 film ''
He Cooked His Goose''.
Cast
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Lloyd Hamilton
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Marvel Rea
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Otto Fries
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Jess Weldon
References
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1920 films