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Floyd Droid
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 Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2008 1:56 pm Post subject: New Bowers fan |
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I recently received my Charley Bowers DVD set, and am thoroughly enjoying it.
While Bowers' skill as a physical comedian is adequate, it's his production that I find fantastic and delightful. By profession, I am an animator working in the visual effects world, and this sort of thing is right up my alley.
Melies was of course the pioneer of the "trickfilm", but Bowers' combination of animation with silent comedy is unique among his peers. His contribution widens the scope of work done in the era. I'm so glad his work is available. |
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Agnes
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| Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2008 5:58 pm Post subject: Bowers Set |
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What is the name of the set, and who puts it out?
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Floyd Droid
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Holmes
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| I ordered CHARLEY BOWERS: The Rediscovery of an American Comic Genius last week, and can't wait to get it. I started watching Laurel and Hardy with my dad when I was growing up and ever since then, my love for silent comedy and early film just keeps growing. I look forward to watching his creative shorts and discovering more comedians and comediennes of that era. And I applaud those who started this website for those of us who are interested in early film and don't know as much but welcome the opportunity. Many thanks! |
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Tom Stathes
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| Posted: Fri Sep 25, 2009 1:44 pm Post subject: Re: New Bowers fan |
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| Floyd Droid wrote: | | Melies was of course the pioneer of the "trickfilm", but Bowers' combination of animation with silent comedy is unique among his peers. His contribution widens the scope of work done in the era. I'm so glad his work is available. |
According to I. Klein, Bowers was experimenting with puppets for animation as early as the late teens. However, while the entertainment value may not have been up to par, you could say that Max Fleischer, Walt Disney, and Walter Lantz were all combining live-action comedy with animation for most of the 1920s.
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FrankFay
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Bowers had great technique but his sense of pace and structure isn't quite as good- the action often slams to a halt for an extended gag. Having said that, the gags are often superb. Bowers might be best experienced in clips.
Having read a few articles on him he seems to have been a VERY peculiar man- talented but not entirely trustworthy.
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Tom Stathes
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I enjoyed the one article in CARTOONIST PROFILES by Klein where Bowers cut Klein a check for say $60 after Charley heard his sob story...and Klein, not trusting him, ran so fast to the bank that when Bowers tried stopping the check, it was already cashed.
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FrankFay
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That's one of them! No one is completely certain of his biographical facts- it's quite possible his colorful childhood is highly embelished or completely invented.
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