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Billy Edison
- Self
- (as Edison and Gregory)
Charlie Gregory
- Self
- (as Edison and Gregory)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaVitaphone production reel #845.
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Silly Musical Act
The two performers are dressed like comic-strip college students. They pose in front of an automobile with its wheel off, and perform comic versions of songs, using trick instruments: a bicycle pump, a rubber glove, a saw, a trick bassoon.
This is one of the Vitaphone shorts in which they had an act from the vaudeville stage come in and perform. Although their facility is interesting, the costuming and manic energy reduced it to a tired shtick in less than a minute.
I'm sure they were a wow on the vaudeville circuit. It's good to see the acts that were no so good as well as the great ones; it makes the really good acts even better in a sea of mediocrity and gives you a better idea o the standards of the day. If all you knew of 17th Century drama was Shakespeare and Jonson, you'd think they were all geniuses. Once you've encountered Webster, however, that idea vanishes.
This is one of the Vitaphone shorts in which they had an act from the vaudeville stage come in and perform. Although their facility is interesting, the costuming and manic energy reduced it to a tired shtick in less than a minute.
I'm sure they were a wow on the vaudeville circuit. It's good to see the acts that were no so good as well as the great ones; it makes the really good acts even better in a sea of mediocrity and gives you a better idea o the standards of the day. If all you knew of 17th Century drama was Shakespeare and Jonson, you'd think they were all geniuses. Once you've encountered Webster, however, that idea vanishes.
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- boblipton
- Mar 2, 2019
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- Edison and Gregory 'The Two College Nuts' in 'Joe College'
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- Runtime7 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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