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Silent
comedy pioneer Mack Sennett considered Harry Langdon the best comedian
he'd ever seen--and Sennett worked with Charlie Chaplin, Harold Lloyd,
Roscoe Arbuckle, and W.C. Fields!
For a time in
the 1920s, audiences agreed with Sennett: Langdon was the screen's most
popular comedian next to Chaplin. He directly influenced (and wrote
for) Laurel and Hardy; he launched the career of Frank "It's a
Wonderful Life" Capra, and he made funny movies--weird, wonderful,
sometimes perplexing funny movies.
This multi-disc
DVD set collects most of his work at Sennett's studio. Digitally
remastered from original negatives and archival preservation material,
this essential collection also features new restorations of several
previously "lost" films.
The
presentations are accompanied by original musical scores, audio
commentaries by silent film historians, rare clips, and a documentary
featurette covering Langdon's career.
Disc One:
Picking Peaches, Smile Please, His New Mamma, The First 100 Years, The
Luck o' the Foolish, The Hansom Cabman, and All Night Long
Disc
Two: Feet of Mud, The Sea Squawk, Boobs in the Wood, His Marriage Wow,
Plain Clothes, Remember When, Lucky Stars, and There He Goes surviving
extract.
Disc Three: Saturday Afternoon, Fiddlesticks, Soldier Man, and His
First Flame. Plus Bonus extra: Catalina Here I Come, a sample of
faux-Langdon starring Eddie Quillan and Madeline Hurlock.
Disc Four: Knight Duty, Hooks and Jabs, and Love, Honor and Obey (the
Law). Plus bonus extra: Lost and Found, an original feature-length
documentary on the life and films of Harry Langdon.
Special Features: Lost and Found, a feature-length documentary, Audio
Commentaries by Film Historians, Home Movies, and Facets Cine-Notes
collectible booklet, Home Movies, Beautiful Clothes Make Beautiful
Girls talkie from 1942, HEART TROUBLE press book
Item Number: 736899113629