Saturday, January 27, 2018

El Comico Mas Gracioso Del Mundo -- January 27, 1918

Moving Picture World, January 26, 1918
Billy West closely imitated Charlie Chaplin in a long series of comedies for different studios. While Chaplin was making the excellent Mutual comedies, West was making imitations of Chaplin's Essanay comedies.

Moving Picture World, January 12, 1918
Billy West is a slave of the Sultan of Bacteria.

Moving Picture World, January 12, 1918
Moving Picture World, January 19, 1918
Like Charlie Chaplin, Billy West was a composer.  I wonder if anyone ever recorded "The King-Bee Waltzes."

Moving Picture World, January 12, 1918
Billy West's leading lady in "The Stranger" was Leatrice Joy.

Moving Picture World, January 19, 1918
The studio manager married the niece of the president of King-Bee.

Moving Picture World, January 19, 1918
"The Candy Kid" and "The Slave" reviewed.

Cine-Mundial, January, 1918
Billy West comedies were released in the Latin American market.


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