Underplayed Gems

Glenroy Bros., (no. 2) (1894)

Glenroy Bros., (no. 2) poster
Original title
Glenroy Bros., No. 2
Directed by
William Heise, William Kennedy Dickson
Genre
comedy film, silent film, boxing film
Country
United States
Runtime
27 min
Rating
5.0 of 10 from 24 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

Two brothers box each other in a short comedic act. The film shows their playful fight.

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What happens

Glenroy Bros., (no. 2), also known as Comic Boxing: The Glenroy Brothers is an 1894 American silent film from Edison Studios. It is 26- or 18-second long and shows the Glenroy Brothers boxing. The film, considered a comedy, was made by early summer 1894. K.W. Johnson calls it "beatings framed as slapstick". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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