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BILLY'S WEEK END (1924) Billy Franey & Bathing Beauties Silent Film Comedy Short
BILLY'S WEEK END (1924) Billy Franey & Bathing Beauties Silent Film Comedy Short

BILLY'S WEEK END (1924) Billy Franey & Bathing Beauties Silent Film Comedy Short

$ 23.76

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Year: Pre-1940
  • Modified Item: Yes
  • LOC: SFB2
  • Director: Frank Morrow
  • Film Title: Billy's Weekend (AKA Billy's Week End)
  • Year of Release: 1924
  • Item Number: LC-BILLYS-01
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Item must be returned within: 14 Days
  • Original/Reproduction: Original
  • Actors: Billy Franey and bathing beauties
  • Modification Description: Vertical fold through the center
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • Production Company: Sanford Productions
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Country: United States
  • Item: Vintage original 11x14 US lobby card
  • Condition: Unrestored in good- condition only

    Description

    Vintage original 11x14 in. US lobby card
    from the 1920's silent film comedy short,
    BILLY'S WEEKEND
    (AKA
    Billy's Week End
    ), produced in 1924 by Sanford Productions and
    directed by Frank Morrow
    . The image features an exterior scene at a beach as Billy (
    Billy Franey
    ) gets in between 6 bathing beauties as he manages to hold his own. It is unrestored in good- condition only with a vertical crease down the center with some separation at the top and bottom of the crease (the bottom split was reinforced with clear tape on the verso); signs of wear on the center of the bottom border; a small chip on the top right corner; and random signs of wear on the corners. There are no pinholes, stains, writing, or other flaws.
    William Gerald Franey (June 23, 1889 – December 6, 1940) was an American film actor. Born in Chicago in 1889, Franey appeared in more than 400 films between 1914 and 1941, mostly playing comedic roles. He was an actor of disheveled appearance and fuzzy mustache, usually in a suit a couple of sizes too big. His late career included numerous uncredited appearances in classics like
    Bringing Up Bab
    y, and he also appeared as the father-in-law of Edgar Kennedy in several of his series of short comedies. He contracted influenza and died from complications involving the illness in 1940