Monty Banks: Silent Comedian - BLU-RAY
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Monty Banks was one of the biggest comedy stars of the 1920s, so the fact that he is now almost forgotten is especially unfair, as he was one of the few comics to graduate from two-reelers to features successfully. In fact he made a total of nine features. That's more than Harry Langdon made and almost as many as Harold Lloyd and Buster Keaton. - Perhaps he is best remembered today for being Gracie Fields' director and husband, and on the rare occasions his silent film work is mentioned, it is generally condensed down to one scene a stunt-filled runaway train sequence, excerpted from his feature film 'Play Safe' (aka 'Chasing Choo-Choos'). - The films in this 2-disc set are a snapshot of the various phases of Monty Banks' silent film career, and provide a great overview of his developing comedy style, as well as showing his incredible agility as a top-notch stunt performer. The films have been sourced from film archives around the world and then scanned, restored and, in some cases, reconstructed, in order to provide the most complete versions possible, which will help you to get to know, appreciate and enjoy little Monty Banks. - Contents A Blind Pig (1918); The Belles of Liberty (1918); Camping Out (1919); Coppers & Scents (1919); Her First False Hare (1919); One Night Only (1919); A Flivver Wedding (1920); Fresh Air (1921); Cleaned and Dry (1921); Love's Handicap (1923); Paging Love (1923); Always Late (1923); Home Cooking (1924); A Wild Goose Chase (1924); Atta Boy (1926) (feature); Play Safe (1927) (feature) - Extras 'Silent Location' reports (x6) - John Bengtson; Horsehoes (1927) (excerpts); For the Love of Mike (1932)(trailer); Restoration Demonstration - Music scores by Donald MacKenzie, Meg Morley, Omar Rasidagic, Richard Siedhoff and Ethan Uslan. Primary film prints courtesy of the BFI, Blackhawk Films, Eye Filmmuseum, Filmarchiv Austria, Gosfilmofond
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- GenreComedyDescriptionMonty Banks was one of the biggest comedy stars of the 1920s, so the fact that he is now almost forgotten is especially unfair, as he was one of the few comics to graduate from two-reelers to features successfully. In fact he made a total of nine features. That's more than Harry Langdon made and almost as many as Harold Lloyd and Buster Keaton. - Perhaps he is best remembered today for being Gracie Fields' director and husband, and on the rare occasions his silent film work is mentioned, it is generally condensed down to one scene a stunt-filled runaway train sequence, excerpted from his feature film 'Play Safe' (aka 'Chasing Choo-Choos'). - The films in this 2-disc set are a snapshot of the various phases of Monty Banks' silent film career, and provide a great overview of his developing comedy style, as well as showing his incredible agility as a top-notch stunt performer. The films have been sourced from film archives around the world and then scanned, restored and, in some cases, reconstructed, in order to provide the most complete versions possible, which will help you to get to know, appreciate and enjoy little Monty Banks. - Contents A Blind Pig (1918); The Belles of Liberty (1918); Camping Out (1919); Coppers & Scents (1919); Her First False Hare (1919); One Night Only (1919); A Flivver Wedding (1920); Fresh Air (1921); Cleaned and Dry (1921); Love's Handicap (1923); Paging Love (1923); Always Late (1923); Home Cooking (1924); A Wild Goose Chase (1924); Atta Boy (1926) (feature); Play Safe (1927) (feature) - Extras 'Silent Location' reports (x6) - John Bengtson; Horsehoes (1927) (excerpts); For the Love of Mike (1932)(trailer); Restoration Demonstration - Music scores by Donald MacKenzie, Meg Morley, Omar Rasidagic, Richard Siedhoff and Ethan Uslan. Primary film prints courtesy of the BFI, Blackhawk Films, Eye Filmmuseum, Filmarchiv Austria, GosfilmofondTitleMonty Banks: Silent ComedianFormatBlu-rayMPAA RatingNRStudioD&D Productions
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Monty Banks was one of the biggest comedy stars of the 1920s, so the fact that he is now almost forgotten is especially unfair, as he was one of the few comics to graduate from two-reelers to features successfully. In fact he made a total of nine features. That's more than Harry Langdon made and almost as many as Harold Lloyd and Buster Keaton. - Perhaps he is best remembered today for being Gracie Fields' director and husband, and on the rare occasions his silent film work is mentioned, it is generally condensed down to one scene a stunt-filled runaway train sequence, excerpted from his feature film 'Play Safe' (aka 'Chasing Choo-Choos'). - The films in this 2-disc set are a snapshot of the various phases of Monty Banks' silent film career, and provide a great overview of his developing comedy style, as well as showing his incredible agility as a top-notch stunt performer. The films have been sourced from film archives around the world and then scanned, restored and, in some cases, reconstructed, in order to provide the most complete versions possible, which will help you to get to know, appreciate and enjoy little Monty Banks. - Contents A Blind Pig (1918); The Belles of Liberty (1918); Camping Out (1919); Coppers & Scents (1919); Her First False Hare (1919); One Night Only (1919); A Flivver Wedding (1920); Fresh Air (1921); Cleaned and Dry (1921); Love's Handicap (1923); Paging Love (1923); Always Late (1923); Home Cooking (1924); A Wild Goose Chase (1924); Atta Boy (1926) (feature); Play Safe (1927) (feature) - Extras 'Silent Location' reports (x6) - John Bengtson; Horsehoes (1927) (excerpts); For the Love of Mike (1932)(trailer); Restoration Demonstration - Music scores by Donald MacKenzie, Meg Morley, Omar Rasidagic, Richard Siedhoff and Ethan Uslan. Primary film prints courtesy of the BFI, Blackhawk Films, Eye Filmmuseum, Filmarchiv Austria, Gosfilmofond
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The face of Billy Bevan is for many, THE face of silent slapstick comedy and this 2 disc Blu-Ray set features some particularly rare examples of his work - many of which haven't been available for fans since they were released around a hundred years ago. The films have been carefully selected from some of the world's major archives and then digitally scanned, restored and, in some cases, reconstructed in order to provide as complete a viewing experience as possible. With newly composed scores and a ton of EXTRAS on both discs, we trust you will be thoroughly entertained by Billy, and the rest of the mad world of Mack Sennett. Also starring Ben Turpin, Vernon Dent, Louise Fazenda, Andy Clyde, Dot Farley, James Finlayson, the Keystone Cops and many more mirthmakers! - DISC 1 THE QUACK DOCTOR (1920); SHE SIGHED BY THE SEASIDE (1921); LOVE AND DOUGHNUTS (1921); ON PATROL (1922); WHEN SUMMER COMES (1922); NIP AND TUCK (1923); WALL STREET BLUES (1924); LIZZIES OF THE FIELD (1924) DISC 2 WANDERING WAISTLINES (1924); THE LION'S WHISKERS (1924); FROM RAGS TO BRITCHES (1925); MUSCLEBOUND MUSIC (1926); HUBBY'S QUIET LITTLE GAME (1926); CALLING HUBBY'S BLUFF (1929); PINK PAJAMAS (1929). Plus bonus shorts making a total of more than 5 hours' worth of hilarious rarities. Blu-ray is NTSC, Region-free.
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