The Extraordinary World of Charley Bowers (1917 - 1940) (original) (raw)
What for some audiences may be a delightful introduction, and others a fresh re-discovery, The Extraordinary World of Charley Bowers offers a rare portal into the imagination of one of the great innovators and creators of early cinema. Featuring new 2K transfers and new discoveries never been seen before, Flicker Alley, in association with Lobster Films and Blackhawk Films�, invite you to experience the genius of cartoonist, animator, director, and comedian Charley Bowers.
Beginning as an animator in 1915, Bowers soon turned to mixing live-action with puppet animation, producing a ...(more)
What for some audiences may be a delightful introduction, and others a fresh re-discovery, The Extraordinary World of Charley Bowers offers a rare portal into the imagination of one of the great innovators and creators of early cinema. Featuring new 2K transfers and new discoveries never been seen before, Flicker Alley, in association with Lobster Films and Blackhawk Films�, invite you to experience the genius of cartoonist, animator, director, and comedian Charley Bowers.
Beginning as an animator in 1915, Bowers soon turned to mixing live-action with puppet animation, producing a score of mini-masterpieces, often featuring himself (billed in France as Bricolo). Forgotten for decades, a few of these films were miraculously rediscovered in the late 1960s by archivist Raymond Borde of the Toulouse Cin�math�que in France. Over the past ten years, thanks to additional materials from the Library of Congress, N�rodn� filmov� archiv, EYE Film Institute, Cin�math�que fran�aise, MoMA, and many other archives and collectors throughout the world, the legacy of Charley Bowers has been brought back to life using the most recent restoration technologies. Lobster Films scanned the best available sources with their original intertitles, and performed an extensive digital restoration of each short. Featuring recent additions to the previous 2015 release, The Extraordinary World of Charley Bowers includes new scores from Donald Sosin and Neil Brand. This is a gift for comedy lovers and animation enthusiasts of all ages! (less)
Directors: Charley Bowers, Harold L. Muller, Ted Sears
Starring: Charley Bowers
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 6.7 23The Vagabond1916  |
 6.8 4The Fatal Glass of Beer1933 |
 6.7 6The Dentist1932 |
Chaplin at Keystone (1914) 6.7 11Chaplin at Keystone1914 |
Spy on the Fly (1967) 1Spy on the Fly1967 |
 6.9 2A Jitney Elopement1915 |
Triple Trouble (1918) 7 2Triple Trouble1918 |
A Burlesque on Carmen (1915) 7.1 3A Burlesque on Carmen1915 |
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| A Woman (1915) 7.1 2A Woman1915 |
 6.9 2By the Sea1915 |
 6.9 3In the Park1915 |
 6.8 6A Night in the Show1915 |
 7.1 3Shanghaied1915 |
 7.1 2The Bank1915 |
Work (1915) 7.1 2Work1915 |
His New Job (1915) 7 4His New Job1915 |
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