Rips and Rushes (1917)

While Larry Semon does not star in Rips and Rushes, its confident gags and frenetic pace suggest his touch. In the knockabout one-reeler set in a dance studio, three suitors compete for the girl. Jame...s Aubrey, the actor playing the father’s preferred suitor, may look like a Chaplin imitator, but he came by those skills honorably, born like Chaplin in Britain and likewise coming to the U.S. with Fred Karno’s troupe. Nevertheless it’s Alice Mann, with her wacky headdress and knowing glance, who steals the show. Suffice it to say that many vases are broken and pants ripped before she escapes out the window with the handsomest of the beaus. more

Directing:
  • Larry Semon

Writing:
  • C. Graham Baker
  • Larry Semon

Stars:
Release Date: 1917-02-05
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  • Country: US
  • Language: No Language
  • Runtime: 14

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