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Billy Bevan (born William Bevan Harris, 29 September 1887 – 26 November 1957) was an Australian born film actor. He appeared in 254 American films between 1916 and 1950.
Bevan was born in the country town of Orange, New South Wales, Australia. He went on the stage at an early age, travelled to Sydney and spent eight years in Australian light opera. He sailed to America with the Pollard Opera Company in 1912 and later toured Canada. Bevan broke into films with the Sigmund Lubin studio in 1916. When the company disbanded, Bevan became a supporting actor in Mack Sennett movie comedies. An expressive pantomimist, Bevan's quiet scene-stealing attracted attention, and by 1922 Bevan was a Sennett star. He supplemented his income, however, by establishing a citrus and avocado farm at Escondido, California.
Usually filmed wearing a derby hat and a drooping mustache, Bevan may not have possessed an indelible screen character like Charlie Chaplin but he had a friendly, funny presence in the frantic Sennett comedies. Much of the comedy depended on Bevan's skilled timing and reactions; the famous "oyster" routine performed on film by Curly Howard, Lou Costello, and Huntz Hall—in which a bowl of "fresh oyster stew" shows alarming signs of life and battles the guy trying to eat it—was originated on film decades earlier by Bevan in the short film Wandering Willies.
Actors: Billy Bevan (actor), Bobby Dunn (actor), George Gray (actor), Glenn Tryon (actor), Fern Emmett (actress), Harry Edwards (director), E.W. Hammons (miscellaneous crew), Ruth Hiatt (actress), Al Christie (producer), Ernest Pagano (writer), Jack Townley (writer), Ruth Hall (actress), Audrey Ferris (actress),
Plot: Glenn Tryon is at his Bachelor's Dinner, attended only by a dozen of his girl friends, prior to marrying Connie Watts but Ma Watts has plans for Connie to marry playboy Billy Bevan, who is unaware of Ma's intentions, as is Blondie who has plans of her own regarding Billy. The laughs here are only slightly less scarce than the chicken in the boarding house chicken-and-dumplings in "True Grit."
Genres: Comedy, Short,This reconstruction was another labour of love. Enjoy!
Frenzied comedy from forgotten comic Billy Bevan as "A Rolling Stone". Released on October 31, 1921 by Mack Sennett's Keystone Studios. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0011949 CHANGE BEFORE GOING PRODUCTIONS: http://www.cbgp.com http://www.facebook.com/changebeforegoingproductions http://www.twitter.com/cbgproductions http://www.gplus.to/changebeforegoing http://www.pinterest.com/cbgproductions More classic silent films added daily to the channel. We hope you enjoy these movies and cartoons, some of which contain new musical scores, from early cinema.
“Be Reasonable”, 1921, is a very funny silent comedy film by the forgotten comic Billy Bevan. Billy is a bit of a masher. He meets a lady on the beach and immediately gives her an expensive gift (some pearls). The problems are that she has her eyes set on the handsome lifeguard and the collection agents either want Billy to pay for this necklace or return it. Well, she naturally doesn't want to give up the pearls, so Billy decides to break in to her house to steal them (and a few other items while he's at it). This results in a very funny chase scene between what appears to be hundreds of policemen and Billy and is highly reminiscent of the Keaton film, Cops (which actually came out a year after Bevan's film). Terrific gags, lots of laughs and lots of originality. Even though Billy Bevan ...
SUPER-HOOPER-DYNE-LIZZIES (1925) Starring: Andy Clyde, Billy Bevan, John J. Richardson, Andre Bailey, Lillian Knight, Vernon Dent Directed by Del Lord; Writers: Frank Capra, Felix Adler Produced by Mack Sennett William Thomas Sherman, wts@gunjones.com, http://www.mn-hp.com
I know I'm not the only "Youngson Baby". Watching his compilations as a child, were the main reason for my passion for "slapstick" film comedy. One of the many iconic scenes I remember marvelling at, was Billy Bevan in a car, on the edge of a cliff, with a rope around his neck and Vernon Dent hanging off the other end of it! The scene was from 'Wall Street Blues' - a "lost" Sennett. It had always been an ambition to try and reconstruct this film and I was finally able to achieve this a couple of years ago. It was shown at Slapsticon in 2013, and at the Cinema Museum in London last year, but hey, I thought you may want to see it too! Viva Bevan!
Mack Sennett's 1926 comedy short Butter Fingers starring Billy Bevan, Madeline Hurlock Andy Clyde, and Ruth Taylor (directed by Del Lord). Bathing beauty Thelma Hill appears uncredited as a dancer. ~ You can learn more about Thelma at http://www.thelmahill.net
The 1926 Mack Sennett short film Hoboken To Hollywood starring Billy Bevan, Thelma Hill, Leonora Summers, Sunshine Hart, and Vernon Dent ~ Please visit my blog http://www.ThelmaHill.net
Set by the beach, this thing has a free and lighthearted air. BIlly Bevan visits the beach club for drinks and pool, and while it starts of charming enough, it quickly descends into 15 minutes of fat jokes, as Bevan, who doesn't exactly have the most athletic build going, finds various ways to make fun of the obese husband of an old flame. Cast Billy Bevan ... Billy Doolittle Madeline Hurlock ... Mrs. Kronk Vernon Dent ... Mr. Kronk Pat Harmon ... Beach Club Manager Edna Adams ... Minor Role Billy Aikin ... Minor ROle Ernie Alexander ... Double Betty Amann ... Minor Role Marcella Arnold ... Minor Role Irving Bacon ... 2nd Chess Player Patsy Barlowe ... Minor Role Anita Barnes ... Pool Playing Bathing Girl Burke ... Minor Role Pepper the Cat ... Captain Pepper Nita Cavalier ... ...
Frenzied comedy from forgotten comic Billy Bevan as "A Rolling Stone". Released on October 31, 1921 by Mack Sennett's Keystone Studios. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0011949 CHANGE BEFORE GOING PRODUCTIONS: http://www.cbgp.com http://www.facebook.com/changebeforegoingproductions http://www.twitter.com/cbgproductions http://www.gplus.to/changebeforegoing http://www.pinterest.com/cbgproductions More classic silent films added daily to the channel. We hope you enjoy these movies and cartoons, some of which contain new musical scores, from early cinema.
The Champ (Billy Bevan), The Football Hero (Harry Langdon), Courtin' Time (Will Rogers), Arabian Daze (Ben Turpin).
A scene from the 1924 comedy Galloping Bungalows with Thelma Hill, Billy Bevan, and the Mack Sennett bathing beauties ~ You can see more Thelma Hill ~ You can see more Thelma @ http://www.thelmahill.net
The Crystal Ball (Billy Bevan & Andy Clyde), The Hired Hand (Paul Parrot - Charlie Chase?), Baby Bachelor (Snub Pollard), His Wedding Day (Harry Langdon).
Plot: The story revolves around the theft of a famous diamond aboard a train. Director: Roy William Neill Actors: Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Alan Mowbray, Dennis Hoey, Renee Godfrey, Frederick Worlock, Mary Forbes, Skelton Knaggs, Billy Bevan, Geoffrey Steele, Harry Cording Based on: Sherlock Holmes series by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
The Cruise (Ray McKee), The Butter and Egg Man (Ben Turpin), You're Under Arrest! (Snub Pollard), Tall Timber (Harry Langdon), The Crystal Ball (Billy Bevan & Andy Clyde).
A small bus filled with passangers becomes stranded in the snow and encounters a mysterious convict. Released by Pathé and directed by Howard Higgin, the film stars William Boyd, Carol Lombard, Diane Ellis, Owen Moore, Phillips Smalley, and Billy Bevan.
(Activa los subtítulos en castellano) DIRECTOR Roy William Neill REPARTO Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Alan Mowbray, Dennis Hoey, Billy Bevan, Renee Godfrey, Frederick Worlock, Mary Forbes, Janet Murdoch El famoso detective Sherlock Holmes y su ayudante Watson viajan en un tren de vapor atravesando el país, de Londres a Edimburgo. A Holmes se le ha encomendado la misión de vigilar la Estrella de Rhodesia, un fabuloso diamante, mientras su propietaria, viuda de un noble, la transporta has su casa. El diamante es robado y su propietaria asesinada. Entre los pasajeros se encuentra el criminal y, uno a uno, los pasajeros van cayendo víctimas de un misterioso asesinato....
Pre-code drama ..... Pls note: I made a high-qual copy (= this is sharper than most "VF" on yt), but pls keep in mind that the source print is not so good. ..... Pretty much for the die-hard fans of Myrna and for those who are curious about those early roles in which she was miscast as the vamp/temptress. ..... Based on the Thackeray novel of the same name; Myrna plays Becky Sharp, who schemes to attain wealth and position -- only things don't turn out so well. ..... I've read that it was shot in 10 days, and that feels just about right. ..... Cast includes Conway Tearle, Barbara Kent, Billy Bevan, Montagu Love, and Lionel Belmore. Screenplay by F. Hugh Herbert. .................. myrna loy movies, myrna loy full movies, 1930s movies, 1932 movies, pre-code movies, drama, lionel belmore mo...
Original Title : High Voltage Genre : Crime, Drama, Romance Country : United States Release Date : 29 June 1929 Directed by Howard Higgin Produced by Pathé Exchange Starring : William Boyd, Carole Lombard, Owen Mooore, Billy Bevan AKA : Brazil : A Bola de Fogo UK : Wanted