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Larry Semon was a famous silent comic. At the time, the public ranked him above Keaton and Lloyd, second only to Chaplin. We may feel differently now, but Semon's prime work is much better than that awful silent "Wizard of Oz" that's in circulation.
Larry Semon was the son of a magician, and worked as a cartoonist, gag man and director before going in front of the camera himself. His special effects can be dazzling, and even a master like Buster Keaton used to wonder publicly how they were done.
Yes, that's 350-pound Frank Alexander up there, too.
This was made one year before Harold Lloyd's first high-rise thrill comedy.
No copyright claim.
Larry Semon was the son of a magician, and worked as a cartoonist, gag man and director before going in front of the camera himself. His special effects can be dazzling, and even a master like Buster Keaton used to wonder publicly how they were done.
Yes, that's 350-pound Frank Alexander up there, too.
This was made one year before Harold Lloyd's first high-rise thrill comedy.
No copyright claim.