Vim Comedy Company

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Mark Dintenfass
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His Strenuous Visit (1916)
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The Reformers (1916)
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A Day at School (1916)
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A Warm Reception (1916)
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The Guilty Ones (1916)
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He Winked and Won (1916)

The Vim Comedy Company was a short-lived movie studio in Jacksonville, Florida and New York City. Vim bought out Siegmund Lubin's Lubin Manufacturing Company Jacksonville, Florida facilities at 750 Riverside Avenue in 1915 after that company went bankrupt. It was founded by Louis Burston and Mark Dintenfass. [1] Vim specialized in two-reel comedies, producing hundreds of them in the short time it existed. Notable Vim actors were Oliver Hardy, Ethel Marie Burton, Walter Stull, Billy Ruge, Rosemary Theby, Billy Bletcher and his wife Arline Roberts, and Kate Price. At its peak Vim had a workforce of nearly 50 people. The Vim Comedy Company went out of business in 1917 after Oliver Hardy discovered that both Burstein and Dintenfass were stealing from the payroll. [1] Vim was bought out by the King-Bee Films studio started by Burstein.

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Films

The following films were produced by the Vim Comedy Company: [2]

TitleRelease dateSeries and starring actors
The Midnight Prowlers November 1915Pokes and Jabbs starring Walter Stull and Bobby Burns
A Pair of BirdsNovember 1915Pokes and Jabbs starring Walter Stull and Bobby Burns
Pressing Business November 1915Pokes and Jabbs starring Walter Stull and Bobby Burns
Strangled Harmony December 1915Pokes and Jabbs starring Walter Stull and Bobby Burns
Speed Kings December 1915Pokes and Jabbs starring Walter Stull and Bobby Burns
Mixed and Fixed December 1915Pokes and Jabbs starring Walter Stull and Bobby Burns
Ups and Downs December 1915Pokes and Jabbs starring Walter Stull and Bobby Burns
This Way Out January 1916Pokes and Jabbs starring Walter Stull and Bobby Burns
Chickens January 1916Pokes and Jabbs starring Walter Stull and Bobby Burns
Frenzied Finance January 1916Pokes and Jabbs starring Walter Stull and Bobby Burns
Busted Hearts January 1916Pokes and Jabbs starring Walter Stull and Bobby Burns
The GetawayFebruary 1916Pokes and Jabbs starring Walter Stull and Bobby Burns
The High SignFebruary 1916Pokes and Jabbs starring Walter Stull and Bobby Burns
Pluck and LuckFebruary 1916Pokes and Jabbs starring Walter Stull and Bobby Burns
Love and LatherFebruary 1916Pokes and Jabbs starring Walter Stull and Bobby Burns
A Pair of SkinsMarch 1916Pokes and Jabbs starring Walter Stull and Bobby Burns
Behind the FootlightsMarch 1916Pokes and Jabbs starring Walter Stull and Bobby Burns
Anvils and ActorsMarch 1916Pokes and Jabbs starring Walter Stull and Bobby Burns
In the RingApril 1916Pokes and Jabbs starring Walter Stull and Bobby Burns
The SleuthsApril 1916Pokes and Jabbs starring Walter Stull and Bobby Burns
Hired and Fired April 1916Pokes and Jabbs starring Walter Stull and Bobby Burns
Home Made PiesMay 1916Pokes and Jabbs starring Walter Stull and Bobby Burns
The PretendersMay 1916Pokes and Jabbs starring Walter Stull and Bobby Burns
A Fair ExchangeMay 1916Pokes and Jabbs starring Walter Stull and Bobby Burns
Villains and ViolinsJune 1916Pokes and Jabbs starring Walter Stull and Bobby Burns
The Land LubersJune 1916Pokes and Jabbs starring Walter Stull and Bobby Burns
A Dollar DownJune 1916Pokes and Jabbs starring Walter Stull and Bobby Burns
Sea Dogs June 1916Pokes and Jabbs starring Walter Stull and Bobby Burns
Hungry Hearts June 1916Pokes and Jabbs starring Walter Stull and Bobby Burns
The RaidJune 1916Pokes and Jabbs starring Walter Stull and Bobby Burns
For Better or WorseJune 1916Pokes and Jabbs starring Walter Stull and Bobby Burns
For Value ReceivedJune 1916Pokes and Jabbs starring Walter Stull and Bobby Burns
Furnished RoomsJuly 1916Pokes and Jabbs starring Walter Stull and Bobby Burns
The Great Safe TangleJuly 1916Pokes and Jabbs starring Walter Stull and Bobby Burns
Help! Help!July 1916Pokes and Jabbs starring Walter Stull and Bobby Burns
Wait a MinuteAugust 1916Pokes and Jabbs starring Walter Stull and Bobby Burns
Rushing BusinessAugust 1916Pokes and Jabbs starring Walter Stull and Bobby Burns
ComradesAugust 1916Pokes and Jabbs starring Walter Stull and Bobby Burns
Dreamy Knights August 1916Pokes and Jabbs starring Walter Stull and Bobby Burns
The Try Out August 1916Pokes and Jabbs starring Walter Stull and Bobby Burns
Life Savers August 1916Pokes and Jabbs starring Walter Stull and Bobby Burns
A Bag of TroublesSeptember 1916Pokes and Jabbs starring Walter Stull and Bobby Burns
Love and Duty September 1916Pokes and Jabbs starring Walter Stull and Bobby Burns
The RewardSeptember 1916Pokes and Jabbs starring Walter Stull and Bobby Burns
Payment-in-FullSeptember 1916Pokes and Jabbs starring Walter Stull and Bobby Burns
The Reformers September 1916Pokes and Jabbs starring Walter Stull and Bobby Burns
Strictly BusinessOctober 1916Pokes and Jabbs starring Walter Stull and Bobby Burns
The Frame-UpOctober 1916Pokes and Jabbs starring Walter Stull and Bobby Burns
Watch Your WatchOctober 1916Pokes and Jabbs starring Walter Stull and Bobby Burns
Here and ThereOctober 1916Pokes and Jabbs starring Walter Stull and Bobby Burns
In the RanksNovember 1916Pokes and Jabbs starring Walter Stull and Bobby Burns
Hot DogsNovember 1916Pokes and Jabbs starring Walter Stull and Bobby Burns
Good and ProperNovember 1916Pokes and Jabbs starring Walter Stull and Bobby Burns
Money-Maid ManNovember 1916Pokes and Jabbs starring Walter Stull and Bobby Burns
Ambitious EthelDecember 1916Pokes and Jabbs starring Walter Stull and Bobby Burns
A Rare BoarderDecember 1916Pokes and Jabbs starring Walter Stull and Bobby Burns
What's the Use?December 1916Pokes and Jabbs starring Walter Stull and Bobby Burns
War CorrespondentsJanuary 1917Pokes and Jabbs starring Walter Stull and Bobby Burns
A Special Delivery January 1916Plump and Runt starring Oliver Hardy and Billy Ruge
A Sticky Affair February 1916Plump and Runt starring Oliver Hardy and Billy Ruge
One Too Many February 1916Plump and Runt starring Oliver Hardy and Billy Ruge
The Serenade March 1916Plump and Runt starring Oliver Hardy and Billy Ruge
Nerve and Gasoline March 1916Plump and Runt starring Oliver Hardy and Billy Ruge
Their Vacation March 1916Plump and Runt starring Oliver Hardy and Billy Ruge
Momma's BoyApril 1916Plump and Runt starring Oliver Hardy and Billy Ruge
A Royal BattleApril 1916Plump and Runt starring Oliver Hardy and Billy Ruge
All for a Girl April 1916Plump and Runt starring Oliver Hardy and Billy Ruge
What's Sauce for the Goose April 1916Plump and Runt starring Oliver Hardy and Billy Ruge
The Brave Ones May 1916Plump and Runt starring Oliver Hardy and Billy Ruge
The Water Cure May 1916Plump and Runt starring Oliver Hardy and Billy Ruge
Thirty Days May 1916Plump and Runt starring Oliver Hardy and Billy Ruge
Baby Doll May 1916Plump and Runt starring Oliver Hardy and Billy Ruge
The Schemers June 1916Plump and Runt starring Oliver Hardy and Billy Ruge
Never Again June 1916Plump and Runt starring Oliver Hardy and Billy Ruge
Better Halves June 1916Plump and Runt starring Oliver Hardy and Billy Ruge
A Day at School July 1916Plump and Runt starring Oliver Hardy and Billy Ruge
Spaghetti July 1916Plump and Runt starring Oliver Hardy and Billy Ruge
Aunt Bill July 1916Plump and Runt starring Oliver Hardy and Billy Ruge
The Heroes July 1916Plump and Runt starring Oliver Hardy and Billy Ruge
Human Hounds August 1916Plump and Runt starring Oliver Hardy and Billy Ruge
Their Honeymoon August 1916Plump and Runt starring Oliver Hardy and Billy Ruge
An Aerial Joyride August 1916Plump and Runt starring Oliver Hardy and Billy Ruge
Sidetracked September 1916Plump and Runt starring Oliver Hardy and Billy Ruge
Stranded September 1916Plump and Runt starring Oliver Hardy and Billy Ruge
Royal Blood October 1916Plump and Runt starring Oliver Hardy and Billy Ruge
The Candy Trail October 1916Plump and Runt starring Oliver Hardy and Billy Ruge
The Precious Parcel October 1916Plump and Runt starring Oliver Hardy and Billy Ruge
HousekeepingJuly 1916 Harry Myers and Rosemary Theby
Hubby's RelativeAugust 1916 Harry Myers and Rosemary Theby
That Tired BusinessmanAugust 1916 Harry Myers and Rosemary Theby
Their Dream HouseAugust 1916 Harry Myers and Rosemary Theby
The Tormented HusbandAugust 1916 Harry Myers and Rosemary Theby
The Chalk LineSeptember 1916 Harry Myers and Rosemary Theby
His Strenuous VisitSeptember 1916 Harry Myers and Rosemary Theby
Artistic AtmosphereSeptember 1916 Harry Myers and Rosemary Theby
A Grain of SuspicionOctober 1916 Harry Myers and Rosemary Theby
Their Installment FurnitureOctober 1916 Harry Myers and Rosemary Theby
Green EyesOctober 1916 Harry Myers and Rosemary Theby
A Persistent WooingSeptember 1916 Harry Myers and Rosemary Theby
Gertie's GartersNovember 1916 Harry Myers and Rosemary Theby
Marked "No Fund"November 1916 Harry Myers and Rosemary Theby
His Wedding PromiseNovember 1916 Harry Myers and Rosemary Theby
The Good StenographerNovember 1916 Harry Myers and Rosemary Theby
Hubby's ChickenNovember 1916 Harry Myers and Rosemary Theby
Charity Begins and HomeDecember 1916 Harry Myers and Rosemary Theby
They Practice EconomyDecember 1916 Harry Myers and Rosemary Theby
Her Financial FrenzyDecember 1916 Harry Myers and Rosemary Theby
That's All WrongJanuary 1917 Harry Myers and Rosemary Theby
A Maid to Order October 1916 Oliver Hardy and Kate Price
Twin Flats November 1916 Oliver Hardy and Kate Price
A Warm Reception November 1916 Oliver Hardy and Kate Price
Pipe Dreams November 1916 Oliver Hardy and Kate Price
Mother's Child November 1916 Oliver Hardy and Kate Price
The PrizewinnersNovember 1916 Oliver Hardy and Kate Price
The Guilty Ones December 1916 Oliver Hardy and Kate Price
He Winked and Won December 1916 Oliver Hardy and Kate Price
Fat and Fickle December 1916 Oliver Hardy and Kate Price
The Love Bugs January 1917 Oliver Hardy and Kate Price
The Boycotted Baby January 1917 Oliver Hardy and Kate Price
The Other Girl January 1917 Oliver Hardy and Kate Price
Bungles' Rainy DayFebruary 1916 Bungles starring Marcel Perez
Bungles Enforces the LawFebruary 1916 Bungles starring Marcel Perez
Bungles' ElopementMarch 1916 Bungles starring Marcel Perez
Bungles Lands a JobMarch 1916 Bungles starring Marcel Perez

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "State Archives of Florida Online Catalog, Creator:Bletcher, Billy, 1894–1979, Title, Dates:Billy Bletcher's Vim Southern Studio motion picture photographs, 1915–1917". Archived from the original on 2011-07-26. Retrieved 2011-07-26.
  2. ↑ Miller (2013), pp. 55–56

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