#gil lamb

[vintage-every-day]

Buster Keaton and Gil Lamb in 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑻𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒁𝒐𝒏𝒆 1961 episode, “Once Upon a Time.”

[citizenscreen]

Buster Keaton and Gil Lamb in “The Twilight Zone” 1961 episode, “Once Upon a Time.”

[nerds-yearbook]

A Janitor in the 1890’s dreamed what a utopia the future must be. Using an invention from his employer, the Janitor traveled into the future to the year 1962. 1962 was hardly the utopia Woodrow Mulligan imagined. Finding the future loud, dirty, and dangerous, Mulligan gladly returned to 1890 and took a scientist named Rollo back with him. Rollo had dreamed of living in the simpler times but once he got back to the 1890’s he got bored and missed his modern luxeries. ("Once Upon a Time", The Twilight Zone, TV)

[gatutor]

Gil Lamb-Betty Hutton-Victor Moore-Eddie Bracken "Fantasía de estrellas" (Star spangled rhythm) 1942, de George Marshall, A. Edward Sutherland.

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3.13 Once Upon a Time

Director: Norman Z. McLeod

Director of Photography: George T. Clemens

“’To each his own.’ So goes another old phrase to which Mr. Woodrow Mulligan would heartily subscribe, for he has learned--definitely the hard way --that there's much wisdom in a third old phrase, which goes as follows: ‘Stay in your own backyard.’ To which it might be added, ‘and, if possible, assist others to stay in theirs’“

[oldshowbiz]

Comedian Gil Lamb was known for his rubber face and rubber legs. He became popular just as vaudeville came to a close. He remained a staple of Manhattan presentation house theaters for many years. He was sort of a cross between Leonard Barr and Fred Gwynne long before either were in the business.

[oldshowbiz]

Beloved physical comedian Gil Lamb played nightclubs and presentation houses throughout the 1930s and 1940s, famous for his rubber legs and the ‘swallowed harmonica’ routine. He was comic relief in a number of 1940s musicals and later became a common character actor in 1960s sitcoms and Disney movies. 

[oldshowbiz]

Future character actor and nightclub comic Gil Lamb started in vaudeville right as the whole vaudeville world was imploding. He played the vaudeville houses as they were being converted into presentation houses as part of the comedy team Lamb and Belett. They were known as “The Dancing Comedians.”