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SIMIAN CINEMATHEQUE
Presenting: "THE CHIMP"
Diana Fox Jones' Original Material Picture Gallery New Additions from Diana Fox Jones Coming Soon GORILLA MEN Contributions Charles Gemora (A LOST SOULS Biographical piece written for THE IRISH GOTHIC AND HORROR JOURNAL) The Forgotten Horrors of INGAGI Fragments of THE GORILLA (1927) Charles' Gorilla to Quit Aping (1949) Simian Cinematheque Presenting:"Who Killed Doc Robbin?" Presenting: "Sing, Bing, Sing"
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Classic
comedians Laurel and Hardy had a great fondness for Charlie ,according to
his daughter Diana. Among the photos available for viewing on her new
website dedicated to her father are a number of personalized shots from the
famous funnymen. Gemora appeared with the pair on two occasions; first, in
1932's THE CHIMP, a short that prominently features Charles and his suit,
and also a subsequent feature, 1938's SWISS MISS. THE CHIMP opens with
the comedy duo Laurel and Hardy
receiving a mischievous ape in lieu of payment when a Circus they work for
goes belly up. Saddled with the clever gorilla, the pair has to smuggle him
into their boarding house and keep his presence there a secret. The diminutive Filipino had an obvious mastery of comic timing and cleverly used subtle body language to great effect in a number of comedies. Throughout his career, Charles Gemora appeared alongside the industries funniest men, the Marx brothers, Bob Hope, Abbott and Costello and many others. Writing about physical comedy is always insufficient - there is no substitute for watching it yourself! |