Harrison and Barrison (1917)

Original title

Harrison és Barrison

Directed by

Alexander Korda

Genre

comedy film, silent film

Country

Austria–Hungary, Hungary

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two comedians cause chaos and confusion through a series of comedic situations. The film relies on the physical and improvisational talents of its stars.

comedicmadcaplightheartedenergeticplayfulfast-pacedslapstick

What happens

Harrison and Barrison (Hungarian: Harrison és Barrison) is a 1917 Hungarian silent comedy film directed by Alexander Korda and starring Márton Rátkai, Dezsõ Gyárfás and Nusi Somogyi. Korda broke from his previous practice of adapting literary works, to direct an original screenplay. The film's style is a madcap one, which relied on the talents of its two stars Rátkai and Gyárfás who were popular comedians. It was Korda's most famous Hungarian film, better known than his literary adaptions. Korda himself considered the film his best work of the period. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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