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Topic: How many "Chimp" movies?
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Mathew James
Jedi Master Film Handler
Posts: 740
From: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Registered: Dec 2014
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posted May 05, 2017 10:01 AM
My Dad has always been a big fan of Chimps as we grew up. He loved them so much and laugh at them so much, pretty much every birthday card we have gotten him has had a chimp on it ![[Smile]](smile.gif)
naturally, I wanted some chimp movies for when he comes over.
So far, I only have one i really like and would LOVE more in Super 8.
I recommend 'Chimp Antics', which i have on Std 8 by Pyramid. Two chimps dress up and do housework stuff, maids, etc...it is great!
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Matt 📽
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Panayotis A. Carayannis
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From: Athens,Greece
Registered: Jul 2008
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posted May 06, 2017 01:37 PM
The Castle "chimps" actually consist of shortened episodes of at least three series: The "Snooky,the humanzee" (!) from the early twenties, the "Sorty", from the mid-thirties and the "Zippy" (with the t-shirt) from the late fifties-early sixties tv. Snooky, (the one with the overalls) is in my opinion the best. Like in comic books,he is dressed as human and speaks and interacts with humans as an equal.His two reelers are fully plotted comedies where he usually saves a little girl from kidnappers "Chimp's Last Chance" is edited from "A Tray Full of Trouble" is a typical variation of the plot. "Chimp the Chump" is from "Snooky's Fresh Heir",without humans, where he and the mrs are trying to put junior to sleep.
The Shorty series is a more kid oriented and leisurly filmed as he is usually let "monkey around" in a certain setting with a Pete Smith type narrator ( "Chimp the Fireman','Chimp the Aviator','Chimp the Sailor'). On the opposite, 'Chimp the Cowboy',if it is from the same series,because he looks a little different to me,is a full scale "more realistic" if I can say that, western in which he chases and captures four badmen. The Zippy series are little more than glorified amateur films of the "see what the little chimp can do" type. ('Zippy's Birthday Party'). One more chimp film deserving mention is Walton's "Aping the Law".This is edited from still another series,"The Tiffany Talking Chimps" from 1930,original title "The Little Covered Wagon", another western themed. You must get the talkie version of this although I don't know if this has been issued in 16 mm.
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