Glenroy Bros., (no. 2)

Glenroy Bros., (no. 2)
Directed byWilliam K. L. Dickson
StarringThe Glenroy Brothers
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Release date
  • 1894 (1894)

Glenroy Bros., (no. 2), also known as Comic Boxing: The Glenroy Brothers is an 1894 American silent film from Edison Studios.[1] It is 26-[2][3] or 18-second long and shows the Glenroy Brothers boxing.[4] The film, considered a comedy,[5][6] was made by early summer 1894.[7] K.W. Johnson calls it "beatings framed as slapstick".[8]

References

  1. ^ Streible, Dan (April 11, 2008). Fight Pictures: A History of Boxing and Early Cinema. University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-94058-1.
  2. ^ Klepper, Robert K. (September 16, 2015). Silent Films, 1877-1996: A Critical Guide to 646 Movies. McFarland. ISBN 978-1-4766-0484-8.
  3. ^ Roots, James (October 23, 2014). The 100 Greatest Silent Film Comedians. Bloomsbury Publishing PLC. ISBN 978-1-4422-3650-9.
  4. ^ "Glenroy Bros. [No. 2]". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. Retrieved August 19, 2025.
  5. ^ Larsen, Darl (June 13, 2008). Monty Python's Flying Circus: An Utterly Complete, Thoroughly Unillustrated, Absolutely Unauthorized Guide to Possibly All the References. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. ISBN 979-8-216-21076-4.
  6. ^ Fell, John L. (1983). Film Before Griffith. University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-04758-7.
  7. ^ Musser, Charles (November 15, 2023). Before the Nickelodeon: Edwin S. Porter and the Edison Manufacturing Company. Univ of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-32372-8.
  8. ^ Johnson, Kjel Wayne (2006). Re Framing Violence: Hollywood Cinema & Late Capitalism 1967-2001. University of Minnesota.


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