Marcel Perez

What’s a Nice Car Like You Doing in a Comedy Short Like This?

March 5, 2018 Ben Model Leave a comment

Putting Humpty Together Again, Thanks to the Museum of Modern Art and the Library of Congress It isn’t often that…

February 19, 2018 Ben Model Leave a comment

There was a lot of borrowing and sharing of material in the days of silent comedy shorts, a tradition that…

February 12, 2018 Ben Model Leave a comment

Stretching to Two Reel Length was no Stretch For Marcel Perez What has always struck me as remarkable about Buster…

February 5, 2018 Ben Model Leave a comment

Buster Keaton’s Idea of “Impossible Gags” Take on ‘Popeye’ Proportions In the Tweedledum/Twede Comedy Shorts Stylistically, there are two things…

January 29, 2018 Ben Model Leave a comment

The injury humor of Johnny Knoxville, the Farrelly Brothers, and thousands of anonymous klutzes is nothing new — French and…

February 3, 2015 Ben Model Leave a comment

I’m very excited announce the release today of my new DVD, The Marcel Perez Collection! The DVD contains 10 rare…

January 13, 2015 Ben Model Leave a comment

THE MARCEL PEREZ COLLECTION SHOWCASINGFORGOTTEN SILENT FILM COMEDIAN CONFIRMED FOR RELEASE ON FEBRUARY 3 IN NEW DVD FEATURING NEW DIGITAL…