Film historian David Glass has started up another Kickstarter to raise the dough-re-me to produce a grand spanking new Blu-ray set featuring silent movie rarities. This comedy compilation stars the guy who made the greatest number of films for Hal Roach Studios, Australian comic Harry "Snub" Pollard (1889-1962).
At Way Too Damn Lazy To Write A Blog, we regard Snub as the funniest, along with Ben Turpin, of the "mustache brigade" comics, with second place (or honorable mentions) going to Billy Bevan and Clyde Cook.
As the following video notes, the set shall include not only a slew of Snub starring vehicles, but several comedies in which Mr. Pollard was a key supporting player for the Hal Roach Studios' first star, Harold Lloyd.
Ran the following Snub classic (which will be on the set mastered from a 35mm print) in one of the Psychotronix Film Festivals I co-programmed with Sci Fi Bob Ekman and Scott Moon and it always got a lively crowd response. The eternally nonplussed Snub in the magnet car always gets big laughs
Don't know if the following film, Sold At Auction, is among the 26 on the set, but it was directed by none other than Charley Chase and features laughs aplenty and way-out ideas galore. While the following print appears to be a 16th generation dupe, the gags and Snub's adept physical comedy are still quite funny.
Donated to the Kickstarter and look forward to seeing sight gag-packed slapstick from Snub, Harold, excellent leading lady Marie Mosquini and such inspired supporting players as Hughie Mack, George Rowe and the ubiquitous Bud Jamison.
Between this Kickstarter for the Snub Pollard Blu-ray, another fundraiser for a Blu-ray set of ridiculously rare Universal Joker Comedies and Thad Komorowski's silent Terrytoons compilation, there will be much anticipation among avid fans of classic comedy and silent movies. The Kickstarter for the Universal Joker Comedies Blu-ray ends on Sunday, while Snub's ends in three weeks.
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