Snub Pollard, A Short But Funny Man

1148. SNUB POLLARD…A SHORT BUT FUNNY MAN (1919-1923-USA) WITH SNUB POLLARD. AUSTRALIAN-BORN HARRY “SNUB” POLLARD, A SMALL, BUMBLING MAN WITH A BOWLER HAT AND THICK, DROOPING MOUSTACHE, CARVED OUT A SOLID, PROLIFIC CAREER AS A SLAPSTICK COMEDIAN IN SILENT COMEDIES. AFTER SUPPORTING HAROLD LLOYD IN DOZENS Of SHORTS, HE GRADUATED TO HIS OWN SERIES Of ONE, AND THEN TWO, REELERS. HERE ARE A TRIO Of TYPICALLY FUNNY POLLARD VEHICLES FROM THIS PERIOD.
1. IT’S A GIFT (1923-USA). POLLARD IS HILARIOUS AS A LAZY INVENTOR: “EDISON WORKS TWENTY HOURS-SLEEPS FOUR-POLLARD’S HOURS ARE LONGER-SLEEPS TWENTY-FOUR.” NEVERTHELESS, HE’S CONCOCTED A SUBSTITUTE FOR GASOLINE THAT SOME CROOKED OIL MAGNATES WOULD LIKE TO EXPLOIT. SNUB’S INGENIOUS CREATIONS-HIS WATERPROOf SHOES, A MILK DISÂPENSER, AND ESPECIALLY THE VEHICLE IN WHICH HE COMMUTES CROSS-TOWN-ARE A REAL HOOT.
2. LOOKING FOR TROUBLE (I919-USA). OUR HAPLESS HERO INSTIGATES A MUD FIGHT AMONG A GROUP Of OTHERWISE HIGHLY CIVILIZED GENTLEMEN. HE THEN TRANSFORMS A CONEY ISLAND BOXING ARENA INTO A THREE-RING CIRCUS, AS HE TAKES ON A PREVIOUSLY INVINCIBLE PRIZEFIGHTER.
3. MITT THE PRINCE (1920-USA). SNUB DUSTS A SIDEWALK- WHICH, Of COURSE, ENDS UP FILTHIER THAN WHEN HE BEGAN. NEXT, HE WRECKS THE ROADWAYS AS HE ATTEMPTS TO DELIVER SOME PACKAGES AND RIOTOUSLY DISRUPTS A STUFFY SOCIETY PARTY WHILE IMPERSONATING A PRINCE. NOTE: THIS FILM ALSO APPEARS AS CAT. #2836. “SILENT” FILMS WITH MUSIC SCORE, CORRECT PROJECTION SPEED. 60 MINUTES TOTAL. ÒSILENT COMEDIESÓ