Clark and McCullough
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Clark and McCullough were a comedy
team consisting of comedian
s Bobby Clark and Paul McCullough
. They starred in a series of short films during the 1920s and 1930s.
Clark was the one with the painted-on eyeglasses. The two were childhood friends and later became a team in vaudeville
shows. They starred in the George Gershwin
musical Strike Up the Band on Broadway in 1930. The comedy team Wheeler and Woolsey filmed The Cuckoos in 1930 which was based on Clark and McCullough's hit Broadway
show The Ramblers from 1926. Clark and McCullough's films ended in 1935 and a year later, McCullough committed suicide. Clark appeared in several films and on television in the 1940s and 1950s.
Comedy
Comedy , as a popular meaning, is any humorous discourse or work generally intended to amuse by creating laughter, especially in television, film, and stand-up comedy. This must be carefully distinguished from its academic definition, namely the comic theatre, whose Western origins are found in...
team consisting of comedian
Comedian
A comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain an audience, primarily by making them laugh. This might be through jokes or amusing situations, or acting a fool, as in slapstick, or employing prop comedy...
s Bobby Clark and Paul McCullough
Paul McCullough
Paul Johnston McCullough was an American actor who performed in a comedy team with Bobby Clark.Born in Springfield, Ohio, McCullough met Clark at a local YMCA when they were boys...
. They starred in a series of short films during the 1920s and 1930s.
Clark was the one with the painted-on eyeglasses. The two were childhood friends and later became a team in vaudeville
Vaudeville
Vaudeville was a theatrical genre of variety entertainment in the United States and Canada from the early 1880s until the early 1930s. Each performance was made up of a series of separate, unrelated acts grouped together on a common bill...
shows. They starred in the George Gershwin
George Gershwin
George Gershwin was an American composer and pianist. Gershwin's compositions spanned both popular and classical genres, and his most popular melodies are widely known...
musical Strike Up the Band on Broadway in 1930. The comedy team Wheeler and Woolsey filmed The Cuckoos in 1930 which was based on Clark and McCullough's hit Broadway
Broadway theatre
Broadway theatre, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 40 professional theatres with 500 or more seats located in the Theatre District centered along Broadway, and in Lincoln Center, in Manhattan in New York City...
show The Ramblers from 1926. Clark and McCullough's films ended in 1935 and a year later, McCullough committed suicide. Clark appeared in several films and on television in the 1940s and 1950s.
Films
- Two Flaming Youths (Paramount) (1927) (feature film) (also appearing were W. C. FieldsW. C. FieldsWilliam Claude Dukenfield , better known as W. C. Fields, was an American comedian, actor, juggler and writer...
, Moran and Mack) - Clark and McCullough in the Interview (Fox) (1928) (one reel short)
- Clark and McCullough in the Honor System (Fox) (1928) (one reel short)
- The Bath Between (Fox) (1929) (short)
- The Diplomats (Fox) (1929) (short)
- Waltzing Around (Fox) (1929) (short)
- In Holland (Fox) (1929) (short)
- Belle of Samoa (Fox) (1929) (short)
- Beneath the Law (Fox) (1929) (short)
- The Medicine Men (Fox) (1929)
- Music Fiends (Fox) (1929) (short)
- Knights Out (Fox) (1929) (short)
- All Steamed Up (Fox) (1929) (short)
- Hired and Fired (Fox) (1929) (short)
- Detectives Wanted (Fox) (1929) (short)
- A Peep On The Deep (RKO) (1930) (short)
- Chesterfield Celebrities (Warner Brothers-Vitaphone) (1931) (one reel commercial short)
- False Roomers (RKO) (1931) (short)
- A Melon-Drama (RKO) (1931) (short)
- Scratch as Catch Can (RKO) (1931) (short)
- The Iceman’s Ball (RKO) (1932) (short)
- The Millionaire Cat (RKO) (1932) (short)
- Jitters the Butler (RKO) (1932) (short)
- Hokus Focus (RKO (1933) (short)
- The Druggist’s Dilemma (RKO) (1933) (short)
- The Gay NightiesThe Gay NightiesThe Gay Nighties is a 1933 American film directed by Mark Sandrich.- Cast :*Bobby Clark as B. Oglethorpe Hives*Paul McCullough as Blodgett*James Finlayson as Mr. Pipp*Dorothy Granger as Mrs. Beezley*John Sheehan as Mr. Beezley...
(RKO) (1933) (short) - Kickin' the Crown AroundKickin' the Crown Around- Cast :*Bobby Clark as Blackstone - The "Diplomat"*Paul McCullough as Blodgett*Ferdinand Munier as King Pfui*Leni Stengel as The Queen*Francis McDonald as Disputin*Eddie Baker as Manager - Wiggle Inn*Neal Burns as Messenger...
(RKO) (1933) (short) - Fits in a Fiddle (RKO) (1933) (short)
- Snug in the Jug (RKO) (1933) (short)
- Hey Nanny Nanny (RKO) (1934) (short)
- In the Devil's Doghouse (RKO) (1934) (short)
- Bedlam of Beards (RKO) (1934) (short)
- Love and Hisses (RKO) (1934) (short)
- Odor in the Court (RKO) (1934) (short)
- Everything's Ducky (RKO) (1934) (short)
- In a Pig's Eye (RKO) (1934) (short)
- Flying Down to Zero (RKO) (1935) (short)
- Alibi Bye ByeAlibi Bye ByeAlibi Bye Bye is a 1935 comedy short directed by Ben Holmes and released by RKO Radio Pictures. It is notable as the final film appearance of the comedy team of Bobby Clark and Paul McCullough.-Plot:...
(RKO) (1935) (short)