''The Simp'' is an extant 1920 silent comedy film starring

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. It is a Hamilton and

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production distributed by

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. The film was directed by

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and Arthur Roch. A dog features in one of its episodes. Various filming techniques are used to comedic effect. The cast features a man bumbling through various scenarios. It was also released as a Pathescope film. A colored

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for the film picturing Hamilton, Marvel Rea, and a dog survives.

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used a similar wringing out the wet dog routine in the 1926 film '' Briny Boob'' as did

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in the 1952 film ''

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''.

Cast

* Marvel Rea *

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* Jess Weldon

References

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