The Economists 1917

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David Denton
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The Economists 1917

Postby David Denton » Tue Mar 31, 2020 1:37 pm

THE ECONOMISTS (1917) stars Lennox Pawle and Lauri de Frece (and I believe, Mary Forbes) in "A British comic fictional propaganda piece on how suburban dwellers should buy National War Bonds to help the war effort rather than trying to produce their own food, early 1917." Much more amusing than that sounds:
https://film.iwmcollections.org.uk/record/391

Ed Watz
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Re: The Economists 1917

Postby Ed Watz » Wed Apr 01, 2020 6:05 am

Thanks for sharing, David! Very enjoyable, and a Lennox Pawle discovery as well - to those who only know him as Mr. Dick in DAVID COPPERFIELD (1935), he's terrific here. What a shame he didn't have a two-reel comedy series - he could've been the Benny Hill of his day!
"Of course he smiled -- just like you and me." -- Harold Goodwin, on Buster Keaton (1976)


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