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April Fool
(1920) United States of America
B&W : Two reels
Directed by Charles Parrott (Charley Chase)

Cast: Lloyd Hamilton [Ham], Bee Monson (Beatrice Monson), Otto Fries [Nasty Harold, the ship captain], Charles Parrott (Charley Chase) [the would-be joke victim on the dock], Thelma Percy

[?] Jack White Corporation? production; distributed by Educational Film Exchanges, Incorporated [Mermaid Comedies]. / Production supervised by Jack White. Presented by E.W. Hammons. / Released 21 November 1920. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.

Comedy.

Survival status: Prints exist in the private film collection of Dave Wyatt [16mm reduction positive (UK release version)]; and in the private collection of Dave Glass and Tommie Hicks Jr. [9.5mm reduction positive (incomplete)].

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Keywords; Animals: Birds (Parrots), Rodents (Rats) - April Fool’s Day - Billfolds - Chases - Crime: Rape (Attempted) - Criminals - Explosions - Explosives: Dynamite, Fireworks - Flags: American - Food: Sausages - Independence Day - Letters: Handwriting - Lifeguards - Ministers - Practical jokes - Sea ports: Cargo, Docks, Ships - Shaving: Shaving cream, Straight razors - Stowaways (Accidental) - Street scenes - Tobacco: Cigars - Transportation: Ships (Anchors, Bunks, Decks, Portholes) - Water: Leaks, Oceans - Weapons: Guns (Revolvers)

Listing updated: 25 February 2024.

References: Film viewing : ClasIm-221 p. 44 : Website-IMDb.

Home video: DVD.

 
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