Tuxedo Comedies were a brand of short comedy films in the United States. Comedian Al St. John appeared in and directed many of them after his three years with Fox Film doing Sunshine Comedies (see Al St. John filmography for details). They were produced by Reel Comedies.

Educational Pictures Educational Pictures, also known as Educational Film Exchanges, Inc. or Educational Films Corporation of America, was an American film production and film distribution company founded in 1916 by Earle (E. W.) Hammons (1882–1962). Educational p ...

distributed. George Davis in His First Car

Tuxedo Comedies are 2-reeler

silent film A silent film is a film without synchronized recorded sound (or more generally, no audible dialogue). Though silent films convey narrative and emotion visually, various plot elements (such as a setting or era) or key lines of dialogue may, w ...

s produced from 1923 until 1929 and comedy films with sound produced from 1929 until 1931 and 1935 to 1936. The films were budgeted at around $10,000 each. Educational Pictures'

Mermaid Comedies Mermaid Comedies are comedy short films that were produced in the United States. They were distributed by Earle W. Hammons' Educational Pictures and were at the high end of its comedy series brands. Directors of the films included Al St. John an ...

were higher budget and it also had a budget line of cheaper 1-reel comedies in the Cameo Comedies line.

Wallace Lupino Wallace Lupino (23 January 1898 – 11 October 1961) was a British-born stage and film actor who was a member of the Lupino family. He appeared in 63 films between 1918 and 1945, most often with his older brother, Lupino Lane. He was born i ...

was one of the feature performers. Tuxedo was a Jack White Productions brand.

Partial filmography

*''Easter Bonnets'' (1923) *''Front'' (1923) *''No Loading'' (1923) *''One Night it Rained'' (1924) *''The New Sheriff'' (1924) *''Stupid But Brave'' (1924) *'' Lovemania'' (1924), directed by Al St. John and featuring Doris Deane. Extant *''The Tourist'' (1925) *''The Movies'' (1925) *''Cleaning Up'' (1925) *''The Iron Mule'' (1925) *''My Stars'' (1926) *''Home Cured'' (1926) *''His First Car''

References

{{Reflist Short film series 1920s comedy films Comedy film series Silent comedy films 1930s comedy films