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. James 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.
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Rips and Rushes Cast
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Character |
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Earl Montgomery
He was 22, 72 years old when he died
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Eddie Dunn
He was 1, 64 years old when he died
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Alice Mann
She was 17, 86 years old when she died
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as Girlie |
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Jimmy Aubrey
He was 29, 95 years old when he died
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as His Lordship |
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Hughie Mack
He was 32, 42 years old when he died
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as Vernon Rastle |
Rips and Rushes Crew
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Department |
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Larry Semon as Director. He was 27 (39) years old when He died
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Directing |
