There It Is (film)

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There It Is
Directed byHarold L. Muller
Starring Charles R. Bowers
Kathryn McGuire
Melbourne MacDowell
Buster Brodie
Distributed by Educational Pictures
Release date
  • 1928 (1928)
Running time
19 minutes
CountryUnited States

There It Is is a 1928 silent black-and-white comedy short directed by Harold L. Muller and starring Charles R. Bowers.

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Plot summary

The plot centers on Charley MacNeesha, a Scotland Yard detective who carries a stop motion-animated bug assistant called MacGregor in a matchbox. The pair travel to New York City to investigate the "Fuzz-Faced Phantom", who causes full-grown chickens to hatch from eggs, pots to float across rooms, and pants to dance of their own volition. [1]

In 2004, the film was named to the National Film Registry by the Librarian of Congress for its "cultural, aesthetic, or historical significance". [1] [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Librarian of Congress Adds 25 Films to National Film Registry". National Film Registry. December 28, 2004.
  2. "Complete National Film Registry Listing". Library of Congress. Retrieved May 12, 2020.