Edgar Kennedy Two-Reeler Comedy Collection

Starring: Edgar Kennedy

DVD Features:

Audio:

• Dolby Digital Mono - English

Additional Release Material:

• Classic TV Previews

Text/Photo Galleries:

• Bio - 1. Edgar Kennedy

Description by OLDIES.com:

American comic actor Edgar Kennedy began his film career working for Max Sennett on the Keystone comedies. He later moved over to Hal Roach Studios where he developed his stock-in-trade "slow burn" routine. In 1931 he wound up at RKO Studios where he starred in a total of 103 two-reelers, unofficially titled "Mr. Average Man." These short films, precursors to the TV sitcoms of the 1950s, cast Kennedy as the head of a zany family, which included his ditzy wife (usually played by Florence Lake, sister of Arthur "Dagwood" Lake), a nagging mother-in-law and lazy brother-in-law. This special DVD compilation contains ten of his funniest two-reelers from this period on one long-playing DVD.

Product Description:

This collection includes ten of the 103 shorts that Edgar Kennedy, the king of the "slow burn," made during his time at RKO Studios. These shorts, precursors to the sitcoms of the 1950's star Kennedy as a character that came to be known as "Mr. Average Man," who was the head of a zany family. Titles include "Help Wanted: Female" (1930), "Good Housewrecking" (1933), "Wrong Direction" (1934), "Will Power" (1936), "Beaux and Errors" (1938), "Baby Daze" (1939), "Rough on Rents" (1942). "Hold Your Temper" (1943), "Feather Your Nest" (1944), and "I'll Build It Myself" (1946). (This DVD release includes the titles in Volumes 1 & 2 of the EDGAR KENNEDY COMEDY COLLECTION issued on VHS).

Plot Keywords:

Comedy | Comedy (General) | Short | Vintage

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