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| George C. Scott in "Sly Fox" (1976) |
Alberto Sordi was one of the greatest Italian film comedians. He is one of my all-time favorite.
Andy Clyde shares soup with a young woman.
Bill Murray was photographed by Nigel Parry for a 2016 Esquire article.
"Sly Fox" is a comic play by Larry Gelbart, first premiered on Broadway at the Broadhurst Theatre on December 14, 1976. It is an adaptation of Ben Jonson's Volpone (1606), a Renaissance satire, reimagined as a fast-paced farce set in late 19th-century San Francisco. The play centers on Foxwell J. Sly, a wealthy, cunning miser who pretends to be on his deathbed to manipulate four greedy townsfolk vying for his fortune. The role attracted major actors. The role was originally played by George C. Scott.
Scott was later replaced by Robert Preston.
Jackie Gleason toured as Sly in 1978 until a heart attack forced his exit.
Richard Dreyfuss played the role in a 2004 Broadway revival.
Here are screen captures from A Weekend With Lulu (1961).
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Common, ordinary eyeglasses can easily be turned into a comedy prop.
Eyeglasses can, without effort, make a comedian funnier.
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The Goodtime Girls was an American sitcom that aired on ABC from January 22, 1980, to August 29, 1980, lasting for 12 episodes. It was a period comedy set in Washington, D.C., during World War II, serving as a 1940s counterpart to the producers' 1950s hits Happy Days and Laverne & Shirley. The show followed four young women - Edith Bedelmeyer (Annie Potts), Betty Crandall (Lorna Patterson), Loretta Smoot (Georgia Engel), and Camille Rittenhouse (Francine Tacker) - who shared a cramped attic apartment in the Coolidge Boarding House due to a wartime housing shortage. The series depicted their comic struggles and camaraderie as they navigated life, work and romance while supporting the war effort.
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Joe Stöckel and Beppo Brem starred in the West German comedy feature called Two Bavarians In The Jungle (1957). The story follows Jonathan (Joe Stöckel) and Max (Beppo Brem), who leave their rural Bavarian roots for an unexpected journey to a jungle (the film is vague about the location). Their fish-out-of-water antics drive the humor, with cultural clashes, misunderstandings, and slapstick encounters with locals and wildlife.
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Mike Hammer (Ralph Meeker), a tough private investigator, is up against a cunning, ruthless and lethal young woman, Lilly Carver (Gaby Rodgers), in Kiss Me Deadly (1955).
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Harold Lloyd and Gilbert Pratt are rivals for Gene Marsh's affections in Luke, the Candy Cut-Up (1916).
So much horror royalty in one portrait. Vincent Price, Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee joined forces for an 1983 British horror film called House of the Long Shadows.
This photo is from the failed American remake of Steptoe and Son. The titular characters were played by Aldo Ray and Lee Tracy.
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