Monday, September 11, 2017

Paramount-Mack Sennett Comedies -- September 11, 2017

Moving Picture World, 01-September-1917
Mack Sennett left Triangle and the Keystone brand and started releasing through Paramount.  He ran a series of colorful ads featuring pretty girls in Moving Picture World.  The elongated style reminds me of John Held, Jr, but I am pretty sure he did not create the drawings. 

Moving Picture World, 01-September-1917
"Mack Sennett's first Paramount comedies to be released the latter part of September will feature all the famous Sennett comedians and beauties -- they call the bathing suit girls 'Sennetts' out on the Pacific coast." 

Moving Picture World, 08-September-1917
Purple and orange is an interesting combination.  The comedian looks like Mack Swain. 

Moving Picture World, 15-September-1917
No girls in this one, but there is a cop.  Or is it Kop?  I wonder if the comedian is supposed to be Ben Turpin. 

Moving Picture World, 15-September-1917
 Meanwhile back at Triangle, Keystone was producing comedies without Mack Sennett, however  "His Precious Life" with Charlie Murray and Louise Fazenda may have been a movie that Mack Sennett produced before he left. 

Moving Picture World, 22-September-1917
"A Bedroom Blunder" starred Charlie Murray. 

Moving Picture World, 22-September-1917
 "Hula-Hula Land" with Billy Armstrong and Maude Wayne may also have been produced by Mack Sennett.  I like the design of the ad.  "The Keystone girls in a bathing spree on the beach of Wakiki." 

Moving Picture World, 22-September-1917
Keystone's productions for October release, done without Mack Sennett, were ready.  I didn't recognize the names of most of the actors and actresses. 

Moving Picture World, 29-September-1917

The ad for "A Pullman Bride" features a sleeping car.  It starred Gloria Swanson, Mack Swain and Chester Conklin. 

Moving Picture World, 29-September-1917

"they will be ... the best comedies ever made." 

Moving Picture World, 29-September-1917
"The Late Lamented" may also have been produced by Mack Sennett. 



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