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A Few Moments with Eddie Cantor (ca1923)

A little comedy history before talkies(six years before"The Jazz singer").Early sound film featuring comedian Eddie Cantor. From the AFI/Maurice Zouary Collection at the Library of Congress. Copied at 24 fps from a 35mm print.

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Categories: Stand Up Clean Comedy Real Life

Keywords: A Few Moments with Eddie Cantor sound film At the Library Lee De Forest black & white Creative Commons public domain Eddie Cantor History

Credits: Director: Lee de Forest
Producer: Lee de Forest
Sponsor: Deforest Phonofilms
Audio/Visual: sound, black & white
Keywords: comedy
Creative Commons license: Public Domain

Web Series: Web Series: History of Comedy (6 of 10)

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