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The Simp is an extant 1920 silent comedy film starring Lloyd Hamilton. It is a Hamilton and Jack White production distributed by Educational Pictures. The film was directed by Owen Davis and Arthur Roch.[1]
A dog features in one of its episodes. Various filming techniques are used to comedic effect. The cast features a man bumbling through various scenarios. It was also released as a Pathescope film.
A colored lobby card for the film picturing Hamilton, Marvel Rea, and a dog survives.[2]
Billy Dooley used a similar wringing out the wet dog routine in the 1926 film Briny Boob as did Shemp Howard in the 1952 film He Cooked His Goose.[3]
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[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "The Silent Comedy Watch Party – ep #23 – August 23, 2020". Ben Model. August 20, 2020.
- ↑ "Lloyd Hamilton, Marvel Rea, 1920". Getty Images.
- ↑ Balducci, Anthony (January 10, 2014). The Funny Parts: A History of Film Comedy Routines and Gags. McFarland. ISBN 9780786488933 – via Google Books.
- ↑ "The Simp (1920) - Video Detective" – via www.videodetective.com.