The Clodhopper (1917) on DVD
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Actor: Charles Ray; Bobby Ray
Director: Victor Schertzinger; Scott Pembroke
Genre: Drama
Year: 1917
Studio: Alpha Video
Length: 87 Min
Released: 10/20/2022
Rating: Not Rated (MPAA Rating)
Format: DVD
Misc/Special Features: NTSC, BONUS: Grandma's Child (1926): Bobby Ray (no relation) plays a lazy house husband who lies to his mother-in-law about having a kid in order to get financial support. Now he and his wife have to produce the tyke when the old battleaxe decides to pay a surprise visit! Shortly after the release of this two-reeler, Bobby Ray gave up on acting, finding work instead as an editor and assistant director on films such as His Private Secretary (1933), Million Dollar Haul (1935), and The Flaming Urge (1953), as well TV series like I Led 3 Lives (1953-1956).
Language: English
Subtitles : N/A
The Clodhopper's leading man, Charles Ray, was once one of the biggest box-office draws of the Silent Age, but his star fell almost as quickly as it rose. Plucked from obscurity, the former extra's starring role in Thomas H. Ince's The Coward (1915) led to a seemingly endless run of comedies where Ray played small town country boys who made good in the big city. Wearying of the repetition, he struck out on his own away from Ince with the self-financed historical drama The Courtship of Myles Standish (1923). The film was a major flop, and was notoriously parodied by 'Snub' Pollard as The Courtship of Miles Sandwich (1923). Afterwards, Ray only survived in Hollywood with the help of Ince, his original benefactor, and eked out a meagre living from bit parts. Better roles in the sound era, like Just My Luck (1935), gave Ray hope for a comeback, but this never materialized. Charles Ray died in 1943 at the age of 52 from an impacted tooth that became infected, largely forgotten by Hollywood. Director Victor Schertzinger made Something to Sing About (1937) with James Cagney, as well as the first two Bob Hope/Bing Crosby "Road" pictures, Road to Singapore (1940) and Road to Zanzibar (1941). He is also recognized as a songwriter. Among his best known compositions are "I Remember You" and "Tangerine."
Director: Victor Schertzinger; Scott Pembroke
Genre: Drama
Year: 1917
Studio: Alpha Video
Length: 87 Min
Released: 10/20/2022
Rating: Not Rated (MPAA Rating)
Format: DVD
Misc/Special Features: NTSC, BONUS: Grandma's Child (1926): Bobby Ray (no relation) plays a lazy house husband who lies to his mother-in-law about having a kid in order to get financial support. Now he and his wife have to produce the tyke when the old battleaxe decides to pay a surprise visit! Shortly after the release of this two-reeler, Bobby Ray gave up on acting, finding work instead as an editor and assistant director on films such as His Private Secretary (1933), Million Dollar Haul (1935), and The Flaming Urge (1953), as well TV series like I Led 3 Lives (1953-1956).
Language: English
Subtitles : N/A
DESCRIPTION:
The Clodhopper's leading man, Charles Ray, was once one of the biggest box-office draws of the Silent Age, but his star fell almost as quickly as it rose. Plucked from obscurity, the former extra's starring role in Thomas H. Ince's The Coward (1915) led to a seemingly endless run of comedies where Ray played small town country boys who made good in the big city. Wearying of the repetition, he struck out on his own away from Ince with the self-financed historical drama The Courtship of Myles Standish (1923). The film was a major flop, and was notoriously parodied by 'Snub' Pollard as The Courtship of Miles Sandwich (1923). Afterwards, Ray only survived in Hollywood with the help of Ince, his original benefactor, and eked out a meagre living from bit parts. Better roles in the sound era, like Just My Luck (1935), gave Ray hope for a comeback, but this never materialized. Charles Ray died in 1943 at the age of 52 from an impacted tooth that became infected, largely forgotten by Hollywood. Director Victor Schertzinger made Something to Sing About (1937) with James Cagney, as well as the first two Bob Hope/Bing Crosby "Road" pictures, Road to Singapore (1940) and Road to Zanzibar (1941). He is also recognized as a songwriter. Among his best known compositions are "I Remember You" and "Tangerine."