. The Gag Man
. The Gag Man
DOI:10.14325/mississippi/9781604738384.003.0006
This chapter recounts Capra’s stint as a Hollywood gag man between 1924 and 1927. Capra started with the Hal Roach Studios in Culver City, and also worked for the Hollywood Photoplay Company on two college-humor shorts in its Puppy Love series starring Gordon White. He later moved to Mack Sennett Studios, which he describes a his graduate school, the “Custard College” from which he would emerge as an expert in the creation of visual humor.
Keywords: Frank Capra, gag man, Hal Roach, Will Rogers, Hollywood Photoplay Company, Mack Sennett Studios