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Post by liz on Oct 30, 2011 23:19:32 GMT
Being an actor in the 20s and 30s, Dwight was definitely exposed to all the great classic comedians. Was he a fan of any of them? I can definitely see him being a big Laurel and Hardy fan, but maybe that's just because Laurel and Hardy are my favorite classic comedians, lol!
I don't see Dwight being a big fan of The Three Stooges' style of comedy, as he wasn't really the slapstick type. What do you guys think?
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Post by Luna on Oct 31, 2011 3:55:30 GMT
Interesting question. Dwight did indeed love comedy, so much so that he wanted a chance to work in comedy in Hollywood, but sadly that chance never manifested apart from his role as Mr. Easton in "Something to sing about". There were some comedic touches in his other work, but he never had a true comedy type role to sink his teeth into.
Once in an interview he mentioned performing on stage in "low comedy"- which would be Three stooges type stuff, as well as "high comedy" which would be on par with say "The Philadelphia story" with James Stewart. So he may have appreciated both actually.
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Post by Monk's Moll on Oct 31, 2011 15:56:13 GMT
IMHO, I think he would have also liked Buster Keaton  . |
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Post by Mrs Vindecco on Oct 31, 2011 20:52:12 GMT
I have always been curious about Dwight's sense of humour, especially when Mae Clarke commented that he liked to share a joke on the set of Frankenstein, though I don't think he was exactly a wise- crackin' kind of guy, just the occasional, subtle comment.
I guess we will never know what Dwight's comedic tastes were but as he enjoyed playing in comedy so much and also received rave reviews for his performances in the genre, it's a great pity we never got a chance to see his funny side on screen.
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Post by leah2359 on Nov 2, 2011 2:13:57 GMT
I have a feeling his jokes were more like one liners, like a witty comment. I think he had a great sense of humor and probably appreciated all comedy.
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