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comedies -- Chaplin himself releasing new films too slowly to meet the demand. West appeared in imitation-Chaplin subjects at the remarkable rate of two per month. This steady exposure established West as a comedy star. West, wearing the identical "tramp" costume and makeup, copied
Chaplin's movements and gestures so accurately that he is often mistaken for the genuine performer. Some West comedies were later re-released on the home-movie market as "Charlie Chaplin" pictures. Most of the West comedies of 1917–18 resemble the Chaplin comedies of 1916–17, with
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though the comedian had used the West stage name himself in vaudeville). Bulls Eye even admitted to the ruse in public: " wanted to supervise the making of our pictures, and because we would not allow him to run our business, he deliberately broke his contract and walked out of the studio. We have engaged an artist who will hereafter portray the character of Billy West." The identity of the new "Billy West" was finally divulged in July 1919: Harry Mann (1893-1965), like West a
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Emerald shorts, and local boxer and wrestler Marty Cutler was hired as a comic foil. Interestingly, the two legal combatants in the Billy West lawsuit, Bulls Eye and Emerald, canceled each other out when both were absorbed by a new concern, R. C. Cropper's Reelcraft Pictures
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Burford (1890-1960) worked in the Billy West comedies through the end of 1917, and then advanced to dramatic roles in feature films. She adopted a new screen name, Ellen Cassity (later Ellen Cassidy). When Billy West signed with Emerald and prepared to move to Chicago, Mrs. West evidently
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1940:1975 deaths
1935:1892 births
1920:Filmography
1216:Line's Busy
1197:Meet Father
1185:Line's Busy
1173:That's That
1119:Be Yourself
1080:Smart Films
979:Sweethearts
961:Cleaning Up
901:(May, 1920)
895:(May, 1920)
893:The Dreamer
831:Out of Tune
752:Bunco Billy
685:The Scholar
677:The Orderly
657:His Day Out
585:The Fly Cop
561:The Villain
466:Filmography
431:Riding High
357:Larry Semon
341:Weiss Bros.
227:Al Christie
202:The Villain
98:silent film
1929:Categories
1911:Billy West
1902:Billy West
1785:Film Daily
1659:Film Daily
1446:2020-10-16
1423:References
1407:Hop to It!
1399:Hey, Taxi!
1330:Lucky Fool
1240:Start Here
1236:Believe Me
1203:Watch Out!
1179:Don't Slip
1155:Oh, Billy!
1149:Not Wanted
1125:Hello Bill
1095:from 1923)
1092:Why Worry?
1087:Why Worry?
1021:Happy Days
1017:(May 1921)
1015:Why Marry?
951:Happy Days
941:The Dodger
917:What Next?
905:The Artist
796:Ship Ahoy!
784:A Good Day
662:The Barber
545:Dough Nuts
529:Back Stage
304:Harry Cohn
271:Mack Swain
155:vaudeville
86:Billy West
34:Billy West
21:Billy West
1821:Boxoffice
1695:Billboard
911:Hard Luck
868:Reelcraft
725:Playmates
669:The Rogue
637:The Slave
329:Bobby Ray
187:Leo White
1073:I'm Here
929:Hands Up
617:The Pest
609:The Hobo
577:The Goat
537:The Hero
399:Variety'
397:In 1932
380:Fox Film
322:Producer
196:The Pest
94:director
1857:Variety
1845:Variety
1809:Variety
1797:Variety
1599:Variety
1360:Ex-Lady
1082:(1922)
1039:The Sap
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419:Screeno
344:Cohen.
262:without
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1298:(1926)
1253:Rivals
1131:Pay Up
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956:Foiled
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837:Soaked
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819:Flirts
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355:, and
211:, and
147:Jewish
62:Russia
808:Lured
482:Actor
388:Pathé
145:to a
133:Born
90:actor
1906:IMDb
1191:Love
68:Died
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