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Edgar Livingston Kennedy (April 26, 1890 – November 9, 1948) was an American comedic film actor, known as "Slow Burn". A slow burn is an exasperated facial expression, performed very deliberately; Kennedy embellished this by rubbing his hand over his bald head and across his face, in an attempt to hold his temper. Kennedy is possibly best known today for a small but memorable role as a lemonade vendor in the Marx Brothers film Duck Soup.
Kennedy was born in the year 1890 in Monterey County, California and attended San Rafael High School before taking up boxing. He was a light-heavyweight and once went 14 rounds with Jack Dempsey. After boxing, he worked as a singer in vaudeville, musical comedy and light opera.[citation needed]
Making his debut in 1911, Kennedy appeared in about 500 films, working with some of the biggest film comedians in the United States, including Roscoe Arbuckle, Charlie Chaplin, Laurel and Hardy, the Marx Brothers, Charley Chase, and the Our Gang series. He was also one of the original Keystone Kops.
Actors: Edward W. Williams (editor), Robert Bray (actor), Edgar Kennedy (actor), Jack Rice (actor), Dot Farley (actress), Florence Lake (actress), George Bilson (producer), Hal Yates (writer), Hal Yates (director), Lee Frederick (actor),
Plot: His family, his wife Florence, his mother-in-law and his know-it-all brother-in-law, already disgusted that Edgar has bought a trailer to go on vacation, do nothing to bring any always-missing harmony into Edgar's life. Once on the road, turmoil and disaster follow, beginning with the simple act of opening the folding chairs.
Genres: Comedy, Short,Actors: Les Millbrook (editor), Billy Franey (actor), Edgar Kennedy (actor), Donald Kerr (actor), Robert McKenzie (actor), Jack Rice (actor), Don Brodie (actor), Vivien Oakland (actress), Clem Beauchamp (producer), Bert Gilroy (producer), George Jeske (writer), Charles E. Roberts (writer), Charles E. Roberts (director), Lillian Miles (actress),
Genres: Comedy, Short,Actors: Eddie Dunn (actor), Billy Franey (actor), Jack Gargan (actor), Edgar Kennedy (actor), Donald Kerr (actor), Eva McKenzie (actress), Vivien Oakland (actress), Bert Gilroy (producer), George Jeske (writer), Charles E. Roberts (writer), Charles E. Roberts (director), John Lockert (editor),
Plot: To make Edgar do something about his physical condition, his wife has invited her old boy friend, in tip-top shape, to spend the weekend with them. In addition to getting worn out playing golf, Edgar overhears a phone call that makes him think Vivien is arranging to run off with his hated rival.
Genres: Comedy, Short,Actors: Eddie Dunn (actor), Billy Franey (actor), Edgar Kennedy (actor), Vivien Oakland (actress), Bert Gilroy (producer), George Jeske (writer), Charles E. Roberts (writer), Leslie Goodwins (director), John Lockert (editor),
Genres: Comedy, Short,Actors: Edward Mann (editor), Brandon Hurst (actor), Dickie Jones (actor), Edgar Kennedy (actor), Jack Rice (actor), Arthur Ripley (director), Brandon Hurst (actor), Dot Farley (actress), Florence Lake (actress), Bert Gilroy (producer), Lee S. Marcus (producer), John Grey (writer), Pearl Eaton (actress), Charles Withers (actor),
Plot: Edward, Florence, and their family are on vacation, headed through the desert toward someplace to fish. Florence notices a filling station for sale and convinces Edward to spend his vacation money to buy it. That starts a series of hapless encounters with customers, including the local sheriff willing to pay a nickel to have his wiper blade replaced. Florence revels in the business's motto, "Service with a smile," but Edward would rather be fishing. Will he ever get his chance - and what about that smile?
Keywords: desert, family-vacation, filling-station, fishing, for-sale-sign, gas-station, husband-wife-relationship, middle-of-nowhere, motto, mud-in-faceActors: Edgar Kennedy (actor), Jack Rice (actor), Tiny Sandford (actor), Dot Farley (actress), Florence Lake (actress), Bert Gilroy (producer), Leslie Goodwins (writer), Leslie Goodwins (director), John Lockert (editor),
Genres: Comedy, Short,Actors: Preston Foster (actor), Lucille Ball (actress), Betty Grable (actress), Anne Shirley (actress), Mary Stewart (actress), Bert Gilroy (producer), Lee S. Marcus (producer), Joseph Fields (writer), Alfred J. Goulding (director), Edward Mann (editor), Edgar Kennedy (actor), Dennis O'Keefe (actor), Grady Sutton (actor), Bert Wheeler (actor), Pert Kelton (actress),
Genres: Comedy, Mystery, Short,Actors: John Lockert (editor), Arthur Housman (actor), Bud Jamison (actor), Edgar Kennedy (actor), Jane Darwell (actress), Dot Farley (actress), Florence Lake (actress), Lou Brock (producer), Harry Sweet (writer), Harry Sweet (director), William Eugene (actor),
Genres: Comedy, Short,Actors: Fred Maguire (editor), Charlie Hall (actor), Edgar Kennedy (actor), Jerry Mandy (actor), Dot Farley (actress), Florence Lake (actress), Harry Sweet (writer), Harry Sweet (director), Lew Lipton (producer), William Eugene (actor), Renee Torres (actress),
Genres: Comedy, Short,Actors: Harry Sweet (director), John Lockert (editor), Tom Kennedy (actor), Dot Farley (actress), Florence Lake (actress), Edgar Kennedy (actor), Lou Brock (producer), Hugh Cummings (writer), Harry Sweet (writer), Maude Truax (actress), William Eugene (actor),
Genres: Comedy, Short,