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| '''''Let George Do It''''' was a series of ] American silent comedy films produced in the 1920s. | '''''Let George Do It''''' was a series of ] 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 ] (who later created the more famous strip '']''),<ref name=TravSD/><ref name=Fanning/><ref name=Lileks/>. The series was produced by the Stern Brothers (] and ])<ref name=TravSD/> and was one of many silent comedy series issued by ]. | |||
| ] starred as George in all of the films. His supporting players included Thelma Daniels,<ref name=Massa/> Jean Doree,<ref name=Massa2/> ],<ref name="IMDb And George Did It"/> ],<ref name="IMDb And George Did It"/> ],<ref name="IMDb All For Geraldine"/> Harry Martell,<ref name="IMDb All For Geraldine"/> ],<ref name="IMDb Hot Puppies"/> Marie D'Arcy,<ref name="IMDb Hot Puppies"/> Betty Walsh,<ref name="IMDb Seeing Sights"/> and Lorima Clark.<ref name="IMDb Seeing Sights"/> | |||
| The ''New York Times'', in a 1927 review of one of the shorts (on the bill with the feature '']'' at the ]), described it as a "comedy of the conventional kind" which "gets its share of laughs".<ref name=NYTimes/> Raymond Ganly, in '']'', 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".<ref name=Ganly/> | |||
| ⚫ | Films in the series |
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| ⚫ | ==Films in the series== | ||
| {{Expand list|date=May 2020}} | |||
| * ''And George Did!'' (1926), directed by Scott Pembroke<ref name="IMDb And George Did It"/> | * ''And George Did!'' (1926), directed by Scott Pembroke<ref name="IMDb And George Did It"/> | ||
| * ''George The Winner (1926),<ref name=Massa/> directed by Francis Corby<ref name="IMDb George The Winner"/> | * ''George The Winner'' (1926),<ref name=Massa/> directed by Francis Corby<ref name="IMDb George The Winner"/> | ||
| * ''On Furlough'' (1927),<ref name=Massa2/> directed by Sam Newfield<ref name="IMDb On Furlough"/> | * ''On Furlough'' (1927),<ref name=Massa2/> directed by Sam Newfield<ref name="IMDb On Furlough"/> | ||
| * ''Picking On George'' (1927), directed by George Meins<ref name="IMDb Picking On George"/> | * ''Picking On George'' (1927), directed by George Meins<ref name="IMDb Picking On George"/> | ||
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| * ''Private Business'' (1929), directed by Gus Meins<ref name="IMDb Private Business"/> | * ''Private Business'' (1929), directed by Gus Meins<ref name="IMDb Private Business"/> | ||
| * ''Seeing Sights'' (1929), directed by Gus Meins<ref name="IMDb Seeing Sights"/> | * ''Seeing Sights'' (1929), directed by Gus Meins<ref name="IMDb Seeing Sights"/> | ||
| * ''Television George'' (1929), directed by Francis Corby<ref name="IMDb Television George"/> | * ''Television George'' (February 4, 1929), directed by Francis Corby<ref name=Dartmouth/><ref name="IMDb Television George"/> | ||
| ::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.<ref name=Ganly/> | |||
| * ''Sailor Suits'' (1929), directed by Gus Meins<ref name="IMDb Sailor Suits"/> | * ''Sailor Suits'' (1929), directed by Gus Meins<ref name="IMDb Sailor Suits"/> | ||
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| <ref name=Massa2>Massa, page 1925</ref> | <ref name=Massa2>Massa, page 1925</ref> | ||
| <ref name=TravSD>{{cite web |url=https://travsd.wordpress.com/2018/03/18/sunday-funnies-2-dozen-comic-strips-that-became-silent-comedy-films/ |title=Sunday Funnies: 2 Dozen Comic Strips That Became Silent Comedy Films |author=Trav S.D. (Donald Travis Stewart) |authorlink=Trav S.D. |date=March 18, 2018 |work=Travalanche |accessdate=May 21, 2020}}</ref> | |||
| <ref name=NYTimes>{{cite web |url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1927/07/12/issue.html |title=A Roughhouse Comedy |author= |date=July 12, 1927 |work=New York Times |accessdate=May 21, 2020}}</ref> | |||
| <ref name=Dartmouth>{{cite journal |last1=Koszarski |first1=Richard |last2=Galili |first2=Doron |date=2016 |title=George McManus and Irish America |url=https://journals.dartmouth.edu/cgi-bin/WebObjects/Journals.woa/1/xmlpage/4/article/471 |journal=E-media Studies |publisher=Dartmouth College Library |volume=5 |issue=1 |pages= |doi=10.1349/PS1.1938-6060.A.471 |access-date=May 20, 2020}}</ref> | |||
| <ref name=Ganly>{{cite web |url=https://lantern.mediahist.org/catalog/motionpic39moti_0646 |title=Television George |author=Raymond Ganly |date=April-June 1929 |work=Motion Picture News |publisher=Media History Digital Library and the University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Communication Arts |accessdate=May 21, 2020}}</ref> | |||
| <ref name="IMDb And George Did It">{{IMDb title |0245714 |And George Did It!}} {{Better source needed |date=May 2020 |reason=IMDb is considered a quite marginal source... need to get a more reliable ref}}</ref> | <ref name="IMDb And George Did It">{{IMDb title |0245714 |And George Did It!}} {{Better source needed |date=May 2020 |reason=IMDb is considered a quite marginal source... need to get a more reliable ref}}</ref> | ||
Revision as of 18:16, 21 May 2020
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
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- 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
- ^ 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.
- 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.
- "George McManus". Lileks. Archived from the original on April 8, 2013. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
- ^ Massa, Steve (2017). Slapstick Divas: The Women of Silent Comedy. BearManor Media. p. 1910. ISBN 978-1629331324. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
- ^ Massa, page 1925
- ^ And George Did It! at IMDb
- ^ All For Geraldine at IMDb
- ^ Hot Puppies at IMDb
- ^ Seeing Sights at IMDb
- "A Roughhouse Comedy". New York Times. July 12, 1927. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
- ^ 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) - George The Winner at IMDb
- On Furlough at IMDb
- Picking On George at IMDb
- Oh Taxi! at IMDb
- Kid George at IMDb
- ^ Dixon, Wheeler Winston (2013). Cinema at the Margins. Anthem Press. p. 64. ISBN 9780857281869. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
- On Deck at IMDb
- The Disordered Orderly at IMDb
- George's False Alarm at IMDb
- Crushed Hats at IMDb
- The Cut-Ups at IMDb
- Fly Cops at IMDb
- Too Many Women at IMDb
- Outdoor Sports at IMDb
- Close Shaves at IMDb
- Private Business at IMDb
- 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.
- Television George at IMDb
- Sailor Suits at IMDb