| Seein' Things | |
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| Directed by | Robert F. McGowan |
| Produced by | Hal Roach |
| Written by | Hal Roach H. M. Walker |
| Starring | Joe Cobb Jackie Condon Mickey Daniels Allen Hoskins Mary Kornman Ernie Morrison Andy Samuel Dorothy Morrison Joseph Morrison S. D. Wilcox |
| Cinematography | Harry W. Gerstad |
| Distributed by | Pathé Exchange |
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Running time | 22:44 |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent English intertitles |
Seein' Things is a 1924 short silent comedy film directed by Robert F. McGowan. [1] [2] It was the 24th Our Gang short subject released.
A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound. In silent films for entertainment, the plot may be conveyed by the use of title cards, written indications of the plot and key dialogue lines. The idea of combining motion pictures with recorded sound is nearly as old as film itself, but because of the technical challenges involved, the introduction of synchronized dialogue became practical only in the late 1920s with the perfection of the Audion amplifier tube and the advent of the Vitaphone system. The term "silent film" is a misnomer, as these films were almost always accompanied by live sounds. During the silent-film era that existed from the mid-1890s to the late 1920s, a pianist, theater organist—or even, in large cities, a small orchestra—would often play music to accompany the films. Pianists and organists would play either from sheet music, or improvisation. Sometimes a person would even narrate the intertitle cards for the audience. Though at the time the technology to synchronize sound with the video did not exist, music was seen as an essential part of the viewing experience.
Comedy is a genre of film in which the main emphasis is on humour. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement and most often work by exaggerating characteristics for humorous effect. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending. One of the oldest genres in film, some of the very first silent movies were comedies, as slapstick comedy often relies on visual depictions, without requiring sound. When sound films became more prevalent during the 1920s, comedy films took another swing, as laughter could result from burlesque situations but also dialogue.
Robert Francis McGowan was an American film director and producer, best known as the senior director of the Our Gang short subjects film series from 1922 until 1933.
