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'''''Let George Do It''''' was a series of ] American silent comedy films produced in the latter half of the 1920s. '''''Let George Do It''''' was a series of ] American silent comedy films produced in the latter half of the 1920s.


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This article is about the 1920s film series. For other uses, see Let George do it.

Let George Do It was a series of two-reeler American silent comedy films produced in the latter half of the 1920s.

The films (40 in all) were based on the comic strip Let George Do It, which was written and drawn by George McManus (who later created the more famous strip Bringing Up Father),. The series was produced by the Stern Brothers (Julius Stern and Abe Stern) and was one of many silent comedy series issued by Universal Pictures.

Syd Saylor starred as George in all of the films. His supporting players included Thelma Daniels, Jean Doree, Dorothy Gulliver, Colin Chase, Dorothy Coburn, Harry Martell, Derelys Perdue, Marie D'Arcy, Betty Walsh, and Lorima Clark.

The New York Times, in a 1927 review of one of the shorts (on the bill with the feature The Callahans and the Murphys at the Capitol Theatre), described it as a "comedy of the conventional kind" which "gets its share of laughs". Raymond Ganly, in Motion Picture News, wrote that Television George "contains some good fun patterned after the usual 'dumb' comedy style of its star, Syd Saylor" and "releases a high proportion of merriment".

Films in the series

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (May 2020)
  • And George Did! (1926), directed by Scott Pembroke
  • George The Winner (1926), directed by Francis Corby
  • On Furlough (1927), directed by Sam Newfield
  • Picking On George (1927), directed by George Meins
  • Oh, Taxi! (1927), directed by Francis Corby
  • Kid George (1927), directed by Francis Corby
  • All For Geraldine (1928), directed by Gus Meins
  • Sailor George (1928), directed by Sam Newfield
  • On Deck (1929), directed by Sam Newfield
  • The Disordered Orderly (1928), directed by Gus Meins and Sam Newfield<
  • George's False Alarm (1928), directed by Sam Newfield
  • George's School Daze (1928), directed by Sam Newfield
  • Crushed Hats (1929), directed by Gus Meins
  • The Cut-Ups (1929), directed by Francis Corby
  • Fly Cops (1929), directed by Francis Corby
  • Too Many Women (1929), directed by Sam Newfield
  • Hot Puppies (1929), directed by Gus Meins
  • Outdoor Sports (1929), directed by Sam Newfield
  • Close Shaves (1929), directed by Francis Corby
  • Private Business (1929), directed by Gus Meins
  • Seeing Sights (1929), directed by Gus Meins
  • Television George (February 4, 1929), directed by Francis Corby
This film posits a future where television is practicable. George carries on with girls in a television broadcasting studio, unaware that his wife is seeing this on her receiving set. Hijinks ensue.
  • Sailor Suits (1929), directed by Gus Meins

References

  1. ^ Trav S.D. (Donald Travis Stewart) (March 18, 2018). "Sunday Funnies: 2 Dozen Comic Strips That Became Silent Comedy Films". Travalanche. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  2. Fanning, Charles. "George McManus and Irish America". ImageTexT: Interdisciplinary Comics Studies. 7 (2). Department of English, University of Florida. ISSN 1549-6732. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
  3. "George McManus". Lileks. Archived from the original on April 8, 2013. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
  4. ^ Massa, Steve (2017). Slapstick Divas: The Women of Silent Comedy. BearManor Media. p. 1910. ISBN 978-1629331324. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  5. ^ Massa, page 1925
  6. ^ And George Did It! at IMDb
  7. ^ All For Geraldine at IMDb
  8. ^ Hot Puppies at IMDb
  9. ^ Seeing Sights at IMDb
  10. "A Roughhouse Comedy". New York Times. July 12, 1927. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  11. ^ Raymond Ganly (April–June 1929). "Television George". Motion Picture News. Media History Digital Library and the University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Communication Arts. Retrieved May 21, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: date format (link)
  12. George The Winner at IMDb
  13. On Furlough at IMDb
  14. Picking On George at IMDb
  15. Oh Taxi! at IMDb
  16. Kid George at IMDb
  17. ^ Dixon, Wheeler Winston (2013). Cinema at the Margins. Anthem Press. p. 64. ISBN 9780857281869. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
  18. On Deck at IMDb
  19. The Disordered Orderly at IMDb
  20. George's False Alarm at IMDb
  21. Crushed Hats at IMDb
  22. The Cut-Ups at IMDb
  23. Fly Cops at IMDb
  24. Too Many Women at IMDb
  25. Outdoor Sports at IMDb
  26. Close Shaves at IMDb
  27. Private Business at IMDb
  28. Koszarski, Richard; Galili, Doron (2016). "George McManus and Irish America". E-media Studies. 5 (1). Dartmouth College Library. doi:10.1349/PS1.1938-6060.A.471. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
  29. Television George at IMDb
  30. Sailor Suits at IMDb
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