Gayety Comedies are a comedy film series released made in the United States during the silent film era. They debuted in 1919 and were distributed to various film exchanges [1] Al Christie produced them. The studio that made them was owned by E. H. Emmick and J. L. Friedman and was on the corner of Sunset Boulevard and Gower Street. [2]
George Ovey and Lillian Brion featured in several. Brion had previously acted in Vogue Comedies. [3] Billy Bletcher and Vera Reynolds were added to keep up with production demand. [4]
The production company was active in 1919 and 1920. [5]
Mack Sennett was a Canadian actor, director, comedian, and studio head who was known as the "King of Comedy" during his career.
Ethel Teare was an American silent film actress from Phoenix, Arizona.
A La Cabaret is a 1916 silent comedy short directed and written by Walter Wright and starring Ora Carew, Joseph Belmont, Blanche Payson, and Joseph Callahan. The film premiered on August 19, 1916.
Stanner E.V. Taylor was an American screenwriter and film director of the silent era. He wrote for more than 100 films between 1908 and 1929.
Charles Arling was a Canadian actor of the silent era. He appeared in more than 100 films between 1909 and 1922. He was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and died on 21 April 1922 from pneumonia at the age of 46 in Los Angeles.
Dale Fuller was an American actress of the silent era. She appeared in more than 60 films between 1915 and 1935. She is best known for her role as the maid in Foolish Wives.
Sybil Seely was a silent film actress who worked with the well known silent film comedy actor Buster Keaton. She was credited in some of her films as Sibye Trevilla.
Margaret Victoria Anderson known professionally as Myrtle Lind was an American film actress. She was one of Mack Sennett's Bathing Beauties and appeared in several comedy films including with Oliver Hardy and John Gilbert. The Library of Congress has a photo of her holding a large camera on the beach.
Adam Kessel, Jr. (1866–1946) was a film company executive. He partnered with Charles Baumann in a series of film distribution and production companies.
Douglas Bronston was an American screenwriter and writer.
Earl Triplett Montgomery was a film director, writer, and comedian who performed in silent films including as the character Hairbreadth Harry. He established the producing company Earl Montgomery Comedy Company. Joe Rock partnered with him at Vitagraph.
Dry and Thirsty is a 1920 American silent comedy film, directed by Craig Hutchinson. It is a satire of the Prohibition era in the United States. The film spoofs former Secretary of State William Jennings Bryan, who campaigned for Prohibition; the character is dubbed "William Allways Tryan."
A Game of Pool is an extant American silent film from 1913. It is the first American movie about the game of pool ever made and includes special effects. It stars Edgar Kennedy, Fred Mace, Ford Sterling, and Mack Sennett. It was a Keystone comedy film.
A. H. Fischer Features was a film production company. B. A. Rolfe worked on some of its films. Charles A. Logue was the company's secretary.
Hugh Fay was an American comedic actor and director. He appeared in vaudeville and silent films.
Frank Opperman (1861–1922) was an actor in American silent films. In 1916, he was reported to have had a 29-year career on stage and a 7-year film career. Between 1903 and 1907, Opperman appeared three times on Broadway, in Little Lord Fauntleroy, Cashel Byron, and an adaptation of Uncle Tom's Cabin.
Elinor Field was an American film actress who was one of Mack Sennett's Sennett Bathing Beauties. She also starred in the 15-episode serial The Jungle Goddess (1922).
Lillian Biron, also known as Lillian Thompson, was an actress in American comedy films. She was in Vogue Comedies. She then featured in Gayety Comedies with George Ovey. She starred in Below the Deadline with H. B. Warner. She featured in Mack Sennett comedy films.
Cameo Comedies is a brand of short comedy films made in the United States. The films are one-reel shorts from Jack White's Educational Pictures and Colonial Motion Picture Corporation. Three of the productions utilized 3D stereoscopic effects in the titles. The films were produced for $5,000 each. They were made from 1922 to 1932, spanning the silent film and talkie eras.