The Masquers Club is a private
social club
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for actors in
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, often referred to by its initials L.A., is the List of municipalities in California, most populous city in the U.S. state of California, and the commercial, Financial District, Los Angeles, financial, and Culture of Los Angeles, ...
. It was created in 1925 by actors from
New York City
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who had left
Broadway
Broadway may refer to:
Theatre
* Broadway Theatre (disambiguation)
* Broadway theatre, theatrical productions in professional theatres near Broadway, Manhattan, New York City, U.S.
** Broadway (Manhattan), the street
** Broadway Theatre (53rd Stre ...
to act in motion pictures.
[ It was similar to the Lambs Club in New York.][ The Club produced thirteen short subjects, the most famous of which, '' The Stolen Jools'', featured seven Oscar-winning performers. ]Raymond Griffith
Raymond Griffith (January 23, 1895 – November 25, 1957) was an American silent movie actor and comedian. Later in his career, he worked behind the camera as writer and producer.
Biography
Griffith was born in Boston, Massachusetts. He lost ...
died there in 1957.
Filmography
* ''Stolen by Gypsies or Beer and Bicycles'' (1933)
* ''The Moonshiner's Daughter'' (1933)
* ''Lost in Limehouse'' (1933)
* ''Thru Thin and Thicket, or Who's Zoo in Africa'' (1933)
* ''The Bride's Bereavement; or, The Snake in the Grass'' (1932)
* ''Two Lips and Juleps; or, Southern Love and Northern Exposure'' (1932)
* ''The Engineer's Daughter; or, Iron Minnie's Revenge'' (1932)
* ''Rule 'Em and Weep'' (1932)
* ''The Wide Open Spaces'' (1931)
* ''The Great Junction Hotel'' (1931)
* ''Oh! Oh! Cleopatra'' (1931)
* ''Stout Hearts and Willing Hands
''Stout Hearts and Willing Hands'' is a 1931 American Pre-Code short comedy film directed by Bryan Foy and starring Frank Fay and Lew Cody. At the 5th Academy Awards, held in 1932, it was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Short Subjec ...
'' (1931)
* '' The Stolen Jools'' (1931)
References list
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[{{cite book , title=The Story of Hollywood: An Illustrated History , author=Gregory Paul Williams , page=139]
[{{cite book , title=A Sci-Fi Swarm and Horror Horde: Interviews with 62 Filmmakers , author=Tom Weaver , page=5 , url=https://books.google.com/books?id=50AbUfJS6OkC&pg=PA5]
External links
Official website
1925 establishments in California
Organizations established in 1925
Theatrical organizations in the United States