Cameo Comedies
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Cameo Comedies is a brand of short comedy films made in the United States. The films are one-reel shorts from Jack White's Educational Pictures[1] and Colonial Motion Picture Corporation.[2][3] Three of the productions utilized 3D stereoscopic effects in the titles.[4] The films were produced for $5,000 each.[5] They were made from 1922 to 1932, spanning the silent film and talkie eras.[2]
Cliff Bowes, Phil Dunham[6] and Lupino Lane[7] were among the actors. Supporting actors included Wallace Lupino,[7] Anna Styers[8] and Virginia Vance.
Mermaid Comedies were Educational's line of two-reelers.[9]
Al Alt was a starring performer in a few of the Cameo films.[10]