Gayety Comedies

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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]

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References

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