THE HONEYMOON QUICKSTEP.

Viewable for the first time in nearly 100 years as far as we can tell - Universal Picture's "The Honeymoon Quickstep". Silent short comedy, first released in January of 1927. (Copyright Dec 1926)

The short film follows Arthur Lake who gets wrapped up in a mock wedding with 'grass widow' Elsie, to the chagrin of both Arthur and Betty, whom he is truly in love with.

You may be familiar with Arthur Lake portraying Dagwood from the Blondie series.

Known Credits-
Acting:
Arthur - Arthur Lake
Elsie - Elsie Tarron
Betty - Isobel Milestone

Production:
Directed by George 'Slim' Summerville, W. Scott Darling
Photographed by Jerry Ash

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Corrected for contrast, exposure throughout; slight stabilization applied. Title of film was missing, perhaps there were more credits as well.

Watermark is larger than intended; would've corrected but had already re-rendered & uploaded 3 times to correct technical errors/mistakes so gotta call it somewhere.

Musical score compiled/set by me, from period music.
When Shall we Meet Again - Hackel-Berge Orchestra
Rufenready - Roy Bargy & Charley Straight
Superstitious Blues - Virginians
Fate - Ted Lewis Jazz Band
Bygones - Paul Whiteman Orchestra
Blue - Ross Gorman

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0329202/

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Copyright

Complete catalog record
THE HONEYMOON QUICKSTEP. Bluebird. 1926. 1 reel. Credits: Director, George Summerville. Universal Pictures Corp.; 21Dec26; LP23463.

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Sources

  1. 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, year, creator, length, catalog record
  2. YouTube channel: 16mm Time Machine · video ↗ — title, description, copyright, video