Marcel Perez starred in comedy shorts from 1910-1923, but his films have been unknown, lost, or unavailable until recently. His screen character and comic/directorial sensibilities have won him a new reputation among classic film fans. Now, 8 more rare Marcel Perez comedies have been located and are presented here on this follow-up to the award-winning first Marcel Perez Collection DVD. The films are presented on this release in 2K scans from archival 35mm materials from the Library of Congress and the Museum of Modern Art, with new musical scores by Ben Model.
The films:
The Near-Sighted Cyclist (1907), Some Hero (1916), Lend Me Your Wife (1916), A Scrambled Honeymoon (1916), Oh! What a Day (1918), Chickens in Turkey (1919), Pinched (1921), Wild (1921), Friday the 13th (fragment) (1923). Region 0.
