Larry Semon (1889-1928) was a
vaudeville and silent movie actor. He was a very well-known actor in his time, and at one point he was second only to
Charlie Chaplin in the silent comedy pecking order, but has been mostly forgotten today. He is perhaps most famous for directing and starring in the 1925 silent movie version of
Wizard of Oz, which was basically a
typical slapstick comedy with a few Oz embellishments.
Most of the comedies he made were lowbrow
Strictly Formula affairs. According to
Classic Images Magazine
, to create a standard Larry Semon movie, mix together:
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Gooey or messy things, frequently utilized to dump onto the really fat guy or the really fat guy into. Includes but is not relegated to, mud baths, wet cement, large washtubs filled with eggs, flour sacks, feather pillows, and large pots or buckets labeled in large block letters GLUE, INK, JAM, MOLASSES, etc., and filled to the brim with said items.
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