The Simp

This article is about the 1920 silent comedy film from Educational Pictures. For the 1921 film with an African American cast, see REOL Productions. For similarly named topics, see Simp (disambiguation).

Movie still from a scene at a mission

The Simp is an extant 1920 silent comedy film starring Lloyd Hamilton. It is a Hamilton and Jack White production distributed by Educational Pictures. The film was directed by Owen Davis and Arthur Roch. ^[1]

A dog features in one of its episodes. Various filming techniques are used to comedic effect. The cast features a man bumbling through various scenarios. It was also released as a Pathescope film.

A colored lobby card for the film picturing Hamilton, Marvel Rea, and a dog survives. ^[2]

Billy Dooley used a similar wringing out the wet dog routine in the 1926 film Briny Boob as did Shemp Howard in the 1952 film He Cooked His Goose . ^[3]

Cast

• Lloyd Hamilton
• Marvel Rea
• Otto Fries
• Jess Weldon ^[4]

References

1. "The Silent Comedy Watch Party – ep #23 – August 23, 2020". Ben Model. August 20, 2020.
2. "Lloyd Hamilton, Marvel Rea, 1920". Getty Images.
3. Balducci, Anthony (January 10, 2014). The Funny Parts: A History of Film Comedy Routines and Gags. McFarland. ISBN   9780786488933 – via Google Books.
4. "The Simp (1920) - Video Detective" – via www.videodetective.com.