Vim Comedy Company

Mark Dintenfass
His Strenuous Visit (1916)
The Reformers (1916)
A Day at School (1916)
A Warm Reception (1916)
The Guilty Ones (1916)
He Winked and Won (1916)

The Vim Comedy Company was a short-lived movie studio in Jacksonville, Florida and New York City. Vim bought out Siegmund Lubin's Lubin Manufacturing Company Jacksonville, Florida facilities at 750 Riverside Avenue in 1915 after that company went bankrupt. It was founded by Louis Burstein and Mark Dintenfass.[1] Vim specialized in two-reel comedies, producing hundreds of them in the short time it existed. Notable Vim actors were Oliver Hardy, Ethel Marie Burton, Walter Stull, Billy Ruge, Rosemary Theby, Billy Bletcher and his wife Arline Roberts, and Kate Price. At its peak Vim had a workforce of nearly 50 people. The Vim Comedy Company went out of business in 1917 after Oliver Hardy discovered that both Burstein and Dintenfass were stealing from the payroll.[1] Vim was bought out by the King-Bee Films studio started by Burstein.

Films

The following films were produced by the Vim Comedy Company:[2]

Title Release date Series and starring actors
The Midnight Prowlers November 1915 Pokes and Jabbs starring Walter Stull and Bobby Burns
A Pair of Birds November 1915 Pokes and Jabbs starring Walter Stull and Bobby Burns
Pressing Business November 1915 Pokes and Jabbs starring Walter Stull and Bobby Burns
Strangled Harmony December 1915 Pokes and Jabbs starring Walter Stull and Bobby Burns
Speed Kings December 1915 Pokes and Jabbs starring Walter Stull and Bobby Burns
Mixed and Fixed December 1915 Pokes and Jabbs starring Walter Stull and Bobby Burns
Ups and Downs December 1915 Pokes and Jabbs starring Walter Stull and Bobby Burns
This Way Out January 1916 Pokes and Jabbs starring Walter Stull and Bobby Burns
Chickens January 1916 Pokes and Jabbs starring Walter Stull and Bobby Burns
Frenzied Finance January 1916 Pokes and Jabbs starring Walter Stull and Bobby Burns
Busted Hearts January 1916 Pokes and Jabbs starring Walter Stull and Bobby Burns
The Getaway February 1916 Pokes and Jabbs starring Walter Stull and Bobby Burns
The High Sign February 1916 Pokes and Jabbs starring Walter Stull and Bobby Burns
Pluck and Luck February 1916 Pokes and Jabbs starring Walter Stull and Bobby Burns
Love and Lather February 1916 Pokes and Jabbs starring Walter Stull and Bobby Burns
A Pair of Skins March 1916 Pokes and Jabbs starring Walter Stull and Bobby Burns
Behind the Footlights March 1916 Pokes and Jabbs starring Walter Stull and Bobby Burns
Anvils and Actors March 1916 Pokes and Jabbs starring Walter Stull and Bobby Burns
In the Ring April 1916 Pokes and Jabbs starring Walter Stull and Bobby Burns
The Sleuths April 1916 Pokes and Jabbs starring Walter Stull and Bobby Burns
Hired and Fired April 1916 Pokes and Jabbs starring Walter Stull and Bobby Burns
Home Made Pies May 1916 Pokes and Jabbs starring Walter Stull and Bobby Burns
The Pretenders May 1916 Pokes and Jabbs starring Walter Stull and Bobby Burns
A Fair Exchange May 1916 Pokes and Jabbs starring Walter Stull and Bobby Burns
Villains and Violins June 1916 Pokes and Jabbs starring Walter Stull and Bobby Burns
The Land Lubers June 1916 Pokes and Jabbs starring Walter Stull and Bobby Burns
A Dollar Down June 1916 Pokes and Jabbs starring Walter Stull and Bobby Burns
Sea Dogs June 1916 Pokes and Jabbs starring Walter Stull and Bobby Burns
Hungry Hearts June 1916 Pokes and Jabbs starring Walter Stull and Bobby Burns
The Raid June 1916 Pokes and Jabbs starring Walter Stull and Bobby Burns
For Better or Worse June 1916 Pokes and Jabbs starring Walter Stull and Bobby Burns
For Value Received June 1916 Pokes and Jabbs starring Walter Stull and Bobby Burns
Furnished Rooms July 1916 Pokes and Jabbs starring Walter Stull and Bobby Burns
The Great Safe Tangle July 1916 Pokes and Jabbs starring Walter Stull and Bobby Burns
Help! Help! July 1916 Pokes and Jabbs starring Walter Stull and Bobby Burns
Wait a Minute August 1916 Pokes and Jabbs starring Walter Stull and Bobby Burns
Rushing Business August 1916 Pokes and Jabbs starring Walter Stull and Bobby Burns
Comrades August 1916 Pokes and Jabbs starring Walter Stull and Bobby Burns
Dreamy Knights August 1916 Pokes and Jabbs starring Walter Stull and Bobby Burns
The Try Out August 1916 Pokes and Jabbs starring Walter Stull and Bobby Burns
Life Savers August 1916 Pokes and Jabbs starring Walter Stull and Bobby Burns
A Bag of Troubles September 1916 Pokes and Jabbs starring Walter Stull and Bobby Burns
Love and Duty September 1916 Pokes and Jabbs starring Walter Stull and Bobby Burns
The Reward September 1916 Pokes and Jabbs starring Walter Stull and Bobby Burns
Payment-in-Full September 1916 Pokes and Jabbs starring Walter Stull and Bobby Burns
The Reformers September 1916 Pokes and Jabbs starring Walter Stull and Bobby Burns
Strictly Business October 1916 Pokes and Jabbs starring Walter Stull and Bobby Burns
The Frame-Up October 1916 Pokes and Jabbs starring Walter Stull and Bobby Burns
Watch Your Watch October 1916 Pokes and Jabbs starring Walter Stull and Bobby Burns
Here and There October 1916 Pokes and Jabbs starring Walter Stull and Bobby Burns
In the Ranks November 1916 Pokes and Jabbs starring Walter Stull and Bobby Burns
Hot Dogs November 1916 Pokes and Jabbs starring Walter Stull and Bobby Burns
Good and Proper November 1916 Pokes and Jabbs starring Walter Stull and Bobby Burns
Money-Maid Man November 1916 Pokes and Jabbs starring Walter Stull and Bobby Burns
Ambitious Ethel December 1916 Pokes and Jabbs starring Walter Stull and Bobby Burns
A Rare Boarder December 1916 Pokes and Jabbs starring Walter Stull and Bobby Burns
What's the Use? December 1916 Pokes and Jabbs starring Walter Stull and Bobby Burns
War Correspondents January 1917 Pokes and Jabbs starring Walter Stull and Bobby Burns
A Special Delivery January 1916 Plump and Runt starring Oliver Hardy and Billy Ruge
A Sticky Affair February 1916 Plump and Runt starring Oliver Hardy and Billy Ruge
One Too Many February 1916 Plump and Runt starring Oliver Hardy and Billy Ruge
The Serenade March 1916 Plump and Runt starring Oliver Hardy and Billy Ruge
Nerve and Gasoline March 1916 Plump and Runt starring Oliver Hardy and Billy Ruge
Their Vacation March 1916 Plump and Runt starring Oliver Hardy and Billy Ruge
Momma's Boy April 1916 Plump and Runt starring Oliver Hardy and Billy Ruge
A Royal Battle April 1916 Plump and Runt starring Oliver Hardy and Billy Ruge
All for a Girl April 1916 Plump and Runt starring Oliver Hardy and Billy Ruge
What's Sauce for the Goose April 1916 Plump and Runt starring Oliver Hardy and Billy Ruge
The Brave Ones May 1916 Plump and Runt starring Oliver Hardy and Billy Ruge
The Water Cure May 1916 Plump and Runt starring Oliver Hardy and Billy Ruge
Thirty Days May 1916 Plump and Runt starring Oliver Hardy and Billy Ruge
Baby Doll May 1916 Plump and Runt starring Oliver Hardy and Billy Ruge
The Schemers June 1916 Plump and Runt starring Oliver Hardy and Billy Ruge
Never Again June 1916 Plump and Runt starring Oliver Hardy and Billy Ruge
Better Halves June 1916 Plump and Runt starring Oliver Hardy and Billy Ruge
A Day at School July 1916 Plump and Runt starring Oliver Hardy and Billy Ruge
Spaghetti July 1916 Plump and Runt starring Oliver Hardy and Billy Ruge
Aunt Bill July 1916 Plump and Runt starring Oliver Hardy and Billy Ruge
The Heroes July 1916 Plump and Runt starring Oliver Hardy and Billy Ruge
Human Hounds August 1916 Plump and Runt starring Oliver Hardy and Billy Ruge
Their Honeymoon August 1916 Plump and Runt starring Oliver Hardy and Billy Ruge
An Aerial Joyride August 1916 Plump and Runt starring Oliver Hardy and Billy Ruge
Sidetracked September 1916 Plump and Runt starring Oliver Hardy and Billy Ruge
Stranded September 1916 Plump and Runt starring Oliver Hardy and Billy Ruge
Royal Blood October 1916 Plump and Runt starring Oliver Hardy and Billy Ruge
The Candy Trail October 1916 Plump and Runt starring Oliver Hardy and Billy Ruge
The Precious Parcel October 1916 Plump and Runt starring Oliver Hardy and Billy Ruge
Housekeeping July 1916 Harry Myers and Rosemary Theby
Hubby's Relative August 1916 Harry Myers and Rosemary Theby
That Tired Businessman August 1916 Harry Myers and Rosemary Theby
Their Dream House August 1916 Harry Myers and Rosemary Theby
The Tormented Husband August 1916 Harry Myers and Rosemary Theby
The Chalk Line September 1916 Harry Myers and Rosemary Theby
His Strenuous Visit September 1916 Harry Myers and Rosemary Theby
Artistic Atmosphere September 1916 Harry Myers and Rosemary Theby
A Grain of Suspicion October 1916 Harry Myers and Rosemary Theby
Their Installment Furniture October 1916 Harry Myers and Rosemary Theby
Green Eyes October 1916 Harry Myers and Rosemary Theby
A Persistent Wooing September 1916 Harry Myers and Rosemary Theby
Gertie's Garters November 1916 Harry Myers and Rosemary Theby
Marked "No Fund" November 1916 Harry Myers and Rosemary Theby
His Wedding Promise November 1916 Harry Myers and Rosemary Theby
The Good Stenographer November 1916 Harry Myers and Rosemary Theby
Hubby's Chicken November 1916 Harry Myers and Rosemary Theby
Charity Begins and Home December 1916 Harry Myers and Rosemary Theby
They Practice Economy December 1916 Harry Myers and Rosemary Theby
Her Financial Frenzy December 1916 Harry Myers and Rosemary Theby
That's All Wrong January 1917 Harry Myers and Rosemary Theby
A Maid to Order October 1916 Oliver Hardy and Kate Price
Twin Flats November 1916 Oliver Hardy and Kate Price
A Warm Reception November 1916 Oliver Hardy and Kate Price
Pipe Dreams November 1916 Oliver Hardy and Kate Price
Mother's Child November 1916 Oliver Hardy and Kate Price
The Prizewinners November 1916 Oliver Hardy and Kate Price
The Guilty Ones December 1916 Oliver Hardy and Kate Price
He Winked and Won December 1916 Oliver Hardy and Kate Price
Fat and Fickle December 1916 Oliver Hardy and Kate Price
The Love Bugs January 1917 Oliver Hardy and Kate Price
The Boycotted Baby January 1917 Oliver Hardy and Kate Price
The Other Girl January 1917 Oliver Hardy and Kate Price
Bungles' Rainy Day February 1916 Bungles starring Marcel Perez
Bungles Enforces the Law February 1916 Bungles starring Marcel Perez
Bungles' Elopement March 1916 Bungles starring Marcel Perez
Bungles Lands a Job March 1916 Bungles starring Marcel Perez

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "State Archives of Florida Online Catalog, Creator:Bletcher, Billy, 1894–1979, Title, Dates:Billy Bletcher's Vim Southern Studio motion picture photographs, 1915–1917". Archived from the original on 2011-07-26. Retrieved 2011-07-26.
  2. ^ Miller (2013), pp. 55–56

Bibliography

  • Blair Miller (2013). Almost Hollywood: The Forgotten Story of Jacksonville, Florida. Rowman & Littlefield.