Capp was born Alfred Gerald Caplin in New Haven 1, Connecticut, on September 28, 1909. and any film showing silent screen greats like Buster keaton and Chester Conklin is at least worth watching once. Al Capp >Creator of 'Lil Abner,' one of the most popular comic strips of all time, >Al Capp (1909-1979) was also a satirist of remarkable talent. the print quality is poor and there is a scene near the end that is missing causing a jump cut it is like watching the late late show in the 1960's. The strip sparked merchandising juggernauts, TV shows. I found watching mammy and pappy Yokum was like visiting with my grand parents yes they looked and acted like that (well, the way I remember they did, I mean it really looks like Belleville did when I was a boy). At its peak, the comic strip by Al Capp was published in more than 900 newspapers in North America, with more than 70 million readers. CBR News: Al Capps 'Lil Abner' stopped being published more than 30 years ago - many people may know the name but are not familiar with the strip. (Being a bohemian, I would have come to an mutually beneficial arrangement with both women) It is about a ignorant man who fights to retain his ideas in place filled with abjectpoverty and a grossly uneducated male and female population. The characters in this film are likable and young children will find the story amusing.Ī classic tale the poor mans Grapes of Wrath or Tobacco Road. (there is a dolly shot or two but not much elseīeing a fan of art movies I had no problem watching this film as I like films that are like watching paint dry, meaning they have scenes that last longer than 30 seconds.Īuthors note :According to recent surveys people today have the attention span of 7 1/2 minutes so they are use to stories that run length of television commercials and have a quick cut editing style. The set-ups in this film are place the camera and the actors act in front of it. when it was made it conformed to the cinema style of the day that was based on silent film and the new talkie medium which meant you could not move to far out the range of the microphone or you would not be picked up. Many people trash this film as being dull and boring.
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