C.L. Chester's ROARS AND UPROARS
Posted: Sun Jul 12, 2009 5:34 pm
Can anyone shed any light on this film? It appears on the DVD "Old Time Comedy Classics 3," and once you mute the annoying music track the comedy itself is quite good, slickly done, with some comparitively elaborate sets and some great gags. The opening credits - which look to be originals - state that it's a C.L. Chester production from 1922, but it doesn't appear to have been copyrighted (under this title, at least), nor have I found any references to it. I thought Chester was primarily involved with Snooky and kid/animal comedies, and IMDb stops dead with two Snooky comedies in '22.
ROARS AND UPROARS is a lions-on-the-loose comedy, and while no director credit is given, Chester's oft-time director William Campbell had plenty of experience with lions, having directed Lehrman's ROARING LIONS & WEDDING BELLS and WILD WOMEN AND TAME LIONS at Fox Sunshine back in 1917 and '18. The animated "snoring" of the two porters evokes memories of Lehrman and Jack White, as well.
You guys are so good at identifying some of these lesser comedians, here's your opportunity to further educate me. Screen grabs follow:
Opening credits:
Adam Nutt and his smoking dog:
Prospective bridegroom #1:
Hazel Nutt and prospective bridegroom #2:
Prospective bridegroom #3 and #2:
The wedding party with Adam Nutt's choice for bridegroom:
The two sleeping porters:
The porter "angel" after his tangle with a lion:
My pencil and pad are at the ready!
Tom Reeder
ROARS AND UPROARS is a lions-on-the-loose comedy, and while no director credit is given, Chester's oft-time director William Campbell had plenty of experience with lions, having directed Lehrman's ROARING LIONS & WEDDING BELLS and WILD WOMEN AND TAME LIONS at Fox Sunshine back in 1917 and '18. The animated "snoring" of the two porters evokes memories of Lehrman and Jack White, as well.
You guys are so good at identifying some of these lesser comedians, here's your opportunity to further educate me. Screen grabs follow:
Opening credits:
Adam Nutt and his smoking dog:
Prospective bridegroom #1:
Hazel Nutt and prospective bridegroom #2:
Prospective bridegroom #3 and #2:
The wedding party with Adam Nutt's choice for bridegroom:
The two sleeping porters:
The porter "angel" after his tangle with a lion:
My pencil and pad are at the ready!
Tom Reeder