''Bungles'' is a series of four American black-and-white short silent comedy films produced by
Louis Burstein
Louis Burstein (1878 – March 25, 1923), sometimes credited as Louis Burston, was a film producer. He co-founded Vim Comedy Company. He was born in Russia.
He led Vim and King-Bee filming operations in Jacksonville, Florida.
Burstein die ...
for Jacksonville's
Vim Comedy Company
The Vim Comedy Company was a short-lived movie studio in Jacksonville, Florida and New York City. Vim bought out Siegmund Lubin's Lubin Manufacturing Company Jacksonville, Florida facilities at 750 Riverside Avenue in 1915 after that company ...
in 1916. While the series featured
Oliver Hardy
Oliver Norvell Hardy (born Norvell Hardy; January 18, 1892 – August 7, 1957) was an American comic actor and one half of Laurel and Hardy, the double act that began in the era of silent films and lasted from 1926 to 1957. He appeared with his ...
,
Marcel Perez
Marcel Fernández Pérez (January 29, 1884 – February 8, 1929), better known as just Marcel Perez, was an internationally celebrated Spanish-born creator and star of more than 200 silent comedy short subjects. He directed himself in nearly ...
acted in the leading role as Bungles. Perez was also the director for the four films.
Elsie MacLeod was the only other credited actor in the series.
Titles
* ''Bungles' Rainy Day''
* ''Bungles Enforces the Law''
* ''Bungles' Elopement''
* ''Bungles Lands a Job''
Cast
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Marcel Perez
Marcel Fernández Pérez (January 29, 1884 – February 8, 1929), better known as just Marcel Perez, was an internationally celebrated Spanish-born creator and star of more than 200 silent comedy short subjects. He directed himself in nearly ...
- Bungles (as Fernandea Perez)
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Elsie MacLeod
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Oliver Hardy
Oliver Norvell Hardy (born Norvell Hardy; January 18, 1892 – August 7, 1957) was an American comic actor and one half of Laurel and Hardy, the double act that began in the era of silent films and lasted from 1926 to 1957. He appeared with his ...
- (as Babe Hardy)
See also
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List of American films of 1916
This list of American films of 1916 is a compilation of American films released in the year 1916 in film, 1916.
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1916 films
1916 comedy films
1916 short films
1910s American films
1910s English-language films
American black-and-white films
American film series
Comedy film series
English-language comedy short films
Short film series
Silent American comedy short films
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