Vitagraph Comedies Collection (Kino Classics)

[rdf8585]

VITAGRAPH COMEDIES

Curated by Rob Stone

Special thanks Rob Farr, Lynanne Schweighofer, George Willeman.

Music supervisor: Dana Reason

Produced for video by Bret Wood

DISC ONE

Vitagraph Comedies, Part One (2024, 13 min.) Video introduction featuring interviews with Rob Farr, Lynanne Schweighofer, Rob Stone, and George Willeman.

The Disintegrated Convict (1907, 6 min.) Music by Andrew Earle Simpson.

The Boy, the Bust, and the Bath (1907, 6 min.) Featuring Florence Lawrence. Music by Qingye Wu.

Get Me a Step-Ladder (1908, 3 min.) Music by Dana Reason.

The New Stenographer (1911, 12 min.) Featuring Maurice Costello, Florence Lawrence. Music by Ben Model.

The Lovesick Maidens of Cuddleton (1912, 12 min.) Featuring Earle Williams, Edith Storey, John Bunny. Music by Andrew Earle Simpson.

A Regiment of Two (1913, 28 min.) Featuring Sidney Drew. Music by Chris Rorrer and Daniel Mandrychenko.

Jane’s Bashful Hero (1916, 15 min.) Featuring Edith Storey. Music by Teil Buck.

The Egyptian Mummy (1913, 15 min.) Featuring Lee Beggs, Constance Talmadge, Billy Quirk. Music by Andrew Earle Simpson.

Sweeney’s Christmas Bird (1914, 14 min.) Featuring Hughie Mack, Flora Finch. Music by Liz Magnes.

A Case of Eugenics (1915, 11 min.) Featuring Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Drew. Music by Esin Aydingoz.

Auntie’s Portrait (1915, 13 min.) Featuring Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Drew. Music by Chris Lock.

Jane Was Worth It (1915, 28 min.) Featuring Edith Storey. Music by Ben Model.

Mr. Jack Trifles (1916, 14 min.) Featuring Frank Daniels. Music by Don Ross.

Captain Jinks’ Baby (1917, 12 min.) Featuring Frank Daniels. Music by Ivanna Cuesta Gonzalez.

Captain Jinks’ Cure (1917, 12 min.) Featuring Frank Daniels. Music by Annette Johnson.

Damsels and Dandies (1919, 15 min.) Featuring Earl Montgomery and Joe Rock. Music by Ben Model.

DISC TWO

Vitagraph Comedies, Part Two (2024, 7 min.) Video introduction featuring Rob Farr, Lynanne Schweighofer, Rob Stone, and George Willeman.

The Flat Dwellers: Or, The House of Too Much Trouble (1907, 6 min.) Music by Shane Prediville.

The Haunted Rocker (1912, 8 min.) Featuring George Ober, Clara Kimball Young. Music by Peter Valsamis.

Kitty and the Cowboys (1911, 11 min.) Featuring John Bunny. Music by Ben Model.

In the Clutches of a Vapor Bath (1911, 7 min.) Featuring John Bunny. Music by Andrew Earle Simpson.

The Deceivers (1915, 13 min.) Featuring Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Drew. Music by Liz Magnes.

His Wife Knew About It (1916, 14 min.) Featuring Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Drew. Music by Linda Chase.

A Horseshoe for Luck (1914, 13 min.) Featuring Sidney Drew. Music by Don Ross.

The Professional Scapegoat (1914, 14 min.) Featuring Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Drew. Music by Violin Noir.

Beautiful Thoughts (1915, 11 min.) Featuring Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Drew. Music by Dana Reason.

Boobley’s Baby (1915, 14 min.) Featuring Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Drew. Music by Renée T. Coulombe.

A Safe Investment (1915, 14 min.) Featuring Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Drew. Music by Ben Model.

A Telegraphic Tangle (1916, 13 min.) Featuring Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Drew. Music by Violin Noir.

Bullies and Bullets (1917, 13 min.) Featuring Hughie Mack, Patsy De Forest. Music by Dana Reason.

Captain Jinks’ Evolution (1916, 12 min.) Featuring Frank Daniels. Music by Caterina Maddalena Barbieri.

Captain Jinks, the Cobbler (1916, 12 min.) Featuring Frank Daniels. Music by Dylan Talisien.

A Little Ouija Work (1918, 13 min.) Featuring Edward Earle, Agnes Ayres. Music by Ben Model.

Mr. Jack Ducks the Alimony (1916, 13 min.) Featuring Frank Daniels. Music by Violin Noir.

Mr. Jack, the Hash Magnate (1916, 12 min.) Featuring Frank Daniels. Music by Chris Rorrer and Daniel Mandrychenko.

DISC THREE

Vitagraph Comedies, Part Three (2024, 4 min.) Video introduction featuring Rob Farr, Lynanne Schweighofer, Rob Stone, and George Willeman.
Hindoos and Hazards (1918, 10 min.) Featuring Larry Semon. Music by Camila Cortina Bello.

The Grocery Clerk (1919, 27 min.) Featuring Larry Semon. Music by José María Serralde Ruiz.

The Head Waiter (1919, 19 min.) Featuring Larry Semon. Musi by Gonca Feride Varol.

School Days (1920, 25 min.) Featuring Larry Semon. Music by Violin Noir.

The Bell Hop (1921, 29 min.) Featuring Larry Semon. Music by Peter Valsamis.

The Sawmill (1922, 26 min.) Featuring Larry Semon. Music by Karen Majewicz.

Source: https://kinolorber.com/product/vitagraph-comedies

[bigshot]

I'm really looking forward to disc 3. Larry Semon was amazing. The Sawmill has some incredible stunts. It's a wonder someone wasn't killed or injured with some of them.

[gkolb]

Originally Posted by jshaide

Absolutely ordered this at 14.99. Which is around what I'd expect an eventual Kino sale price to be.

It's still $14.99 and I just pulled the trigger on an order!

[MifuneFan]

Glad they added disc contents to the their site. I've added them to the first post.

[briwas101]

Unavailable for preorder at Amazon. Glad I pre-ordered early on. Looking forward to this.

[geekzapoppin]

I had the thrill of my life getting to volunteer with George Willeman in the LoC nitrate film vaults. It was dirty, stinky, and taught me so much about classic films. Those folks at the LoC are heroes. Truly. Can't wait to get this.

[rdf8585]

I ordered this when it was $14.99 and now have received an e-mail saying the delivery date has changed, and I'll be notified when there's a new date.

Anyone else get that from Amazon? This was supposed to be out in about 2 weeks, kind of odd....

[Jr7936]

It looks like its now coming out in may something accordingvto amazon

[gkolb]

Originally Posted by rdf8585

I ordered this when it was $14.99 and now have received an e-mail saying the delivery date has changed, and I'll be notified when there's a new date.

Anyone else get that from Amazon? This was supposed to be out in about 2 weeks, kind of odd....

More delays going back to the Mexico disc plant, I guess.
This isn’t the only release in the last 2 - 3 years that’s been impacted.

[dig311dug]

my amazon order got moved up to this coming tuesday!

[koberulz]

Mine shipped earlier today from DD.

[gotBlu]

i just got my $15 pre order! idk, was that another pricing error?

[playgames1970]

I'm at work presently, and my copy, along with some other stuff, is (presumably) sitting on my front porch, delivered....unless porch pirates have sailed through today! Yarrrrr!

[filmlover22]

Originally Posted by gotBlu

i just got my $15 pre order! idk, was that another pricing error?

Amazon's pricing algorithm is mystifying to me

[bigshot]

It was a price match to another retailer's misprice.

[MifuneFan]

Target had pricing errors for a few Kino releases at the time. Another was Nostalghia 4K for $14.99 too.

[Tatifan]

Originally Posted by CampArgyll

Welp... here's another to add to the Warner Bros. section besides Madame DuBarry

I think you’re confusing Vitagraph with Warner’s Vitaphone sound on disc system. Vitagraph wasn’t connected with Warner.

[CampArgyll]

Originally Posted by Tatifan

I think you’re confusing Vitagraph with Warner’s Vitaphone sound on disc system. Vitagraph wasn’t connected with Warner.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitagraph_Studios

"It was bought by Warner Bros. in 1925."

"On April 20, 1925, Smith finally gave up and sold the company to Warner Bros. for a comfortable profit. The Flatbush studio (renamed Vitaphone) was later used as an independent unit within Warner Bros., specializing in early sound shorts. Vitaphone closed the Flatbush plant in 1940."

https://www.silentera.com/PSFL/compa...CoAmerica.html

"The company was sold to Warner Brothers Pictures, Incorporated, on 20 April 1925."

[Tatifan]

Originally Posted by CampArgyll

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitagraph_Studios

"It was bought by Warner Bros. in 1925."

"On April 20, 1925, Smith finally gave up and sold the company to Warner Bros. for a comfortable profit. The Flatbush studio (renamed Vitaphone) was later used as an independent unit within Warner Bros., specializing in early sound shorts. Vitaphone closed the Flatbush plant in 1940."

https://www.silentera.com/PSFL/compa...CoAmerica.html

"The company was sold to Warner Brothers Pictures, Incorporated, on 20 April 1925."

Yes, sorry, I meant to go into that. I guess I was thinking at the time these were made there was no connection, but you've got a good point!

[CampArgyll]

Originally Posted by Tatifan

Yes, sorry, I meant to go into that. I guess I was thinking at the time these were made there was no connection, but you've got a good point!

No problem, that's kinda how I roll with my collection, with maybe some exceptions, i.e. the July 1993 to August 2010 Miramax films remain counted my Disney collection even though they don't own that company anymore whilst the film's before that and some films after go to Paramount