Shortfilms
PASS THE GRAVY
Fred L. Guiol
USA 1928
22 min
A masterly example of Max Davidson's patently Jewish film farces, Pass the Gravy is one of the funniest silent comedies ever made. When a prize rooster ends up as a roast dinner on Max's table, about to be served to its innocent owner, desperate comic pantomime ensues.
Piano accompaniment by Gerhard Gruber.
This film is part of the special program [film:3004Laughing 'til It Hurts[/film] dedicated to Manny Farber (1917-2008).
V'08
Credits
- Max Davidson
- Martha Sleeper
- Spec O'Donnell
- Bert Sprotte
- Gene Morgan
- Leo McCarey
- George Stevens
Hal Roach Studios
16 mm
bw
