Lizzies Of Mack Sennett, The

1114. THE LIZZIES Of MACK SENNETT (1934, 1915-USA). IN THE GOLDEN AGO Of COMEDY, MACK
SENNETT WAS THE “KEYSTONE”-THE CREATIVE WIZARD WHO STARTED IT ALL HERE ARE THREE Of SENNETT GREATEST SHORTS, FEATURÂING AN ALL-STAR LINEUP INCLUDING FATTY ARBUCKLE, BILLY BEVAN, MACK SWAIN, CHESTER CONKLIN AND, Of COURSE, THOSE KRAZY KEYSTONE KOPSL FOR THOSE UNFORTUNATE TO HAVE RECEIVED (HEIR FIRST DRIVER’S LICENSE AFTER THE STOCK MARKET CRASH, A “LIZZIE” WAS SHORT FOR TIN LIZZIE” WHICH WAS “ROARING TWENTIES” SLANG FOR AN AUTOMOBILE (USUALLY A FORD)!
1. LIZZIES Of THE FIELD (1924). WITH SILLY BEVAN, ANDY CLYDE PRODUCED BY MACK SENNETT. ONE Of THE WILDEST CAR CRASH COMEDIES EVER MADE, THIS IS SPECTACULAR EVEN BY TODAY’S STANDARDS! DURING A 250-MILE ROAD RACE, AUTOS ACCOMPLISH MANEUVERS ON TREACHEROUSLY WINDING MOUNTAIN ROADS, CRASH WITH FULL SPEED INTO EACH OTHER, BECOME STRETCHED INTO SURREAL SHAPES, FLY THROUGH THE AIR, AND GET BLASTED APART BY DYNAMITEÑYET THEY MANAGE TO KEEP GOING! A MASTERPIECE Of COMIC LIMING AND PERPETUAL MOTION, AS ONLY THE GENIUS Of MACK SENNETT COULD ORGANIZE!
2. LEADING LIZZIE ASTRAY (1915). WITH FATTY ARBUCKLE, MACK SWAIN. PRODUCED BY MACK SENNFTT. FATTY ARBUCKLE (WHO ALSO CO-DIRECTED) STARS AS A FARM BOY WHOSE FIANCƒE FALLS FOR A PASSING STRANGER AND RUNS AWAY WITH HIM TO THE CITY. SHE’S TAKEN TO A SINFUL SALOON, BUT FATTY ARRIVES IN THE NICK Of TIME, DEALS THE CITY SLICKERS TO A PULP, AND DESTROYS THE JOINT IN THE PROCESS!
3. LOVE, SPEED AND THRILLS (19 IS). WITH MACK SWAIN, CHESTER CONKLIN. PRODUCED BY MACK SENÂNETT. THIS TITLE TELLS IT ALL! NON-STOP FRENETIC ACTION PUNCTUATES THIS TALE Of TWO ADVERSARIES FIGHTING OVER A WOMAN. SWAIN AND CONKLIN PLAY THE “AMBROSE AND WALRUS” CHARACTERS THAT BECAME THEIR TRADEMARKS. WALRUS TAKES AMÂBROSE’S LADY ONTO HIS MOTORCYCLE, PURSUED BY THE FURIOUS AMBROSE (ON HORSEBACK) AND SOME TYPICALLY CONFUSED KEYSTONE KOPS (ON FOOT). A DOG AND A CAT CONTRIBUTE SOME ADDITIONAL CHAOS TO THE MERRY CHASE, WHICH ENDS UP IN THE MIDDLE Of A RIVER! A DAZZLING, DIZZYING DEMONSTRATION Of SENNETTÕS FAST-MOVING, LUNATIC BRAND Of SLAPSTICK COMEDY. SILENT FILMS WITH MUSIC SCORE, CORRECT PROJECTION SPEED. 5I MINUTES TOTAL. ÒSILENTÓ COMEDIES