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Rediscovered footage from Stop, Look and Listen (1926)

[imdb | youtube]

Director: Larry Semon

Cinematographers: James S. Brown, Jr., Hans F. Koenekamp

Performer: Larry Semon

Luther Meek, hapless denizen of a small town, wants to marry his sweetheart, but she longs to see her name in lights. When a travelling theatre troupe appears in town, Meek backs their show and his sweetheart gets a plum role. Meanwhile, the troupe executes a robbery but it's Meek who catches the blame. To set things right, Meek & Co. chase the ne'er-do-wells straight into a bang-up finish.

In 2020, the final reel of one of the few feature-length films by silent clown Larry Semon, Stop, Look and Listen, was found by archivist Toshihiko Sasayama in a private collection in Aichi prefecture.

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The Wizard of Oz (1925) Chadwick Pictures Dir. Larry Semon

Spencer Bell (aka G. Howe Black) as the Cowardly Lion, and Curtis McHenry performing as his stunt-double.

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Al Thompson, Kathleen Myers and Curtis McHenry in Lightning Love (1923)

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Rediscovered footage from Stop, Look and Listen (1926)

[imdb | youtube]

Director: Larry Semon

Cinematographers: James S. Brown, Jr., Hans F. Koenekamp

Performers: Larry Semon, Oliver Hardy, Dorothy Dwan

Luther Meek, hapless denizen of a small town, wants to marry his sweetheart, but she longs to see her name in lights. When a travelling theatre troupe appears in town, Meek backs their show and his sweetheart gets a plum role. Meanwhile, the troupe executes a robbery but it's Meek who catches the blame. To set things right, Meek & Co. chase the ne'er-do-wells straight into a bang-up finish.

The stunt with Larry escaping the top of the moving train by grabbing hold of the tell tails (gif #8) also appears in Tom Mix's 1926 film The Great K&A Train Robbery (which I talked about here), a film coincidentally also featuring Dorothy Dwan and Curtis McHenry!

In 2020, the final reel of one of the few feature-length films by silent clown Larry Semon, Stop, Look and Listen, was found by archivist Toshihiko Sasayama in a private collection in Aichi prefecture.

[fibula-rasa]

Rediscovered footage from Stop, Look and Listen (1926)

[imdb | youtube]

Director: Larry Semon

Cinematographers: James S. Brown, Jr., Hans F. Koenekamp

Performers: Larry Semon, Dorothy Dwan

Luther Meek, hapless denizen of a small town, wants to marry his sweetheart, but she longs to see her name in lights. When a travelling theatre troupe appears in town, Meek backs their show and his sweetheart gets a plum role. Meanwhile, the troupe executes a robbery but it's Meek who catches the blame. To set things right, Meek & Co. chase the ne'er-do-wells straight into a bang-up finish.

In 2020, the final reel of one of the few feature-length films by silent clown Larry Semon, Stop, Look and Listen, was found by archivist Toshihiko Sasayama in a private collection in Aichi prefecture.

[fibula-rasa]

Rediscovered footage from Stop, Look and Listen (1926)

[imdb | youtube]

Director: Larry Semon

Cinematographers: James S. Brown, Jr., Hans F. Koenekamp

Performer: Larry Semon

Luther Meek, hapless denizen of a small town, wants to marry his sweetheart, but she longs to see her name in lights. When a travelling theatre troupe appears in town, Meek backs their show and his sweetheart gets a plum role. Meanwhile, the troupe executes a robbery but it's Meek who catches the blame. To set things right, Meek & Co. chase the ne'er-do-wells straight into a bang-up finish.

In 2020, the final reel of one of the few feature-length films by silent clown Larry Semon, Stop, Look and Listen, was found by archivist Toshihiko Sasayama in a private collection in Aichi prefecture.

[fibula-rasa]

Rediscovered footage from Stop, Look and Listen (1926)

[imdb | youtube]

Director: Larry Semon

Cinematographers: James S. Brown, Jr., Hans F. Koenekamp

Performer: Curtis McHenry

Luther Meek, hapless denizen of a small town, wants to marry his sweetheart, but she longs to see her name in lights. When a travelling theatre troupe appears in town, Meek backs their show and his sweetheart gets a plum role. Meanwhile, the troupe executes a robbery but it's Meek who catches the blame. To set things right, Meek & Co. chase the ne'er-do-wells straight into a bang-up finish.

In 2020, the final reel of one of the few feature-length films by silent clown Larry Semon, Stop, Look and Listen, was found by archivist Toshihiko Sasayama in a private collection in Aichi prefecture.

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Oliver Hardy, Larry Semon, Spencer Bell and Lucille Carlisle in The Counter Jumper (1922)