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  Silent Era : DVD : Slapstick Encyclopedia (1909-1929) Review
Billy and Andy are part of a series of mishaps in a travelling circus.
Bill (Ritchie) is a lay-about who avoids the bill collectors and attempts to woo a neighbor’s wife at a masked ball.
From a good to very-good 35mm print, with new intertitles, that is missing its main title and ending footage.
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 Articles - Billy Bletcher   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
William "Billy" Bletcher (September 24, 1894 - January 5, 1979) was an American actor, comedian, and voice artist, a native of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA.
The diminutive Bletcher appeared on-screen in films and later television from the 1920s to the 1970s, including appearances in several Our Gang comedies.
He is also famous as a voice actor, providing the voices of various characters for Disney (The Big Bad Wolf in Three Little Pigs and its spin-offs), MGM (Spike the Bulldog in Tom and Jerry), and Warner Bros. (many characters, most notably the Papa Bear of Chuck Jones'; The Three Bears.
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 Images - Slapstick Encyclopedia
Many of the sight gags are ingenious: for example, when the rear axle of the family car gets knocked forward, the vehicle does wheelies every time the father's foot touches the accelerator.
This is a wild comedy filled with pratfalls as molasses, flour, fly paper, and many other household goods create havoc at the general store--thanks to Larry Semon.
In "Dry and Thirsty" (1920), Billy Bletcher is just looking for a drink of alcohol, but he gets thwarted at every turn.
www.imagesjournal.com /2002/reviews/slapstick/disc5.htm   (796 words)

  
 Billy Bletcher - Free Music Downloads, Videos, CDs, MP3s, Bio, Merchandise and Links
He began performing in vaudeville at age 19 and began his screen career at the Vitagraph Studios, Brooklyn in 1913.
He and his wife Arline came to Hollywood in 1917 where he became a stock comic for Mack Sennett's troupe and played in..
Bletcher later appeared as Spanky's father in the "Our Gang" shorts.
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 Billy Bletcher   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Lash of the Penitentes (1937) (as William Bletcher)....
Turn to the Right (1922) (as William Bletcher)....
Find where Billy Bletcher is credited alongside another name
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 Quiz 88   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Billy Bletcher supplied the voice of Don del Oro in ZORROS' FIGHTING LEGION.
Yes, Billy Bletcher is one of the two actors I was referring to.
Billy Bletcher was the voice of Pegleg Pete and of the Big Bad Wolf, and Paul Frees, who voiced the Black Knight in ADVENTURES OF SIR GALAHAD, is, of course, famous as the voice of Ludwig Von Drake and of Boris Badenov, archenemy of Rocky and Bullwinkle.
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 Volume 2 -- B-19 to Butler, Daws   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
While Bletcher appeared in a small number of live-action movies, he made a significant mark in animated cartoons as a voice actor (Maltin describes him as ubiquitous).
The obituary for Bletcher in Variety noted that he was also the voice of the Lone Ranger on radio [one of many], if true, and appeared in a number of Christie Comedies and Laurel and Hardy films.
The best known Bletcher role at WB was as Papa Bear, opposite Junyer Bear (Stan Freberg) and Mama Bear (Bea Benaderet) in the Three Bears series.
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 Message Archive #24   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
My father, Billy Lafferty, passed away when I was 5 years old.
Billy Lee Riley, hope your 70th is "Red Hot", as you will always be to your fans.
If one day we forget the names oof the american presidents one thing i am very sure about is that we can never forget that beautiful name that gentleman that king of rock'n'roll.I always rock around the clock when i listen to R.O.C.K....god bless you all.
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 VH1.com : Movies : Person : Billy Bletcher : Biography
VH1.com : Movies : Person : Billy Bletcher : Biography
He and his wife Arline came to Hollywood in 1917 where he became a stock comic for Mack Sennett's troupe and played in many two-reelers.
Bletcher's career didn't really take off until the early 1920s when he teamed up with Billy Gilbert.
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 Billy Bletcher Birthday Celebrity, Celebrity Birthdays, Sports Stars Birthdays, Born Celebrity Horoscopes, Celebrity ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Billy Bletcher Birthday Celebrity, Celebrity Birthdays, Sports Stars Birthdays, Born Celebrity Horoscopes, Celebrity Addresses
Write to Billy Bletcher and request a free autographed photo.
If this celebrity is deceased, this age represents the age they would be today if still alive.
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 Dumbo
Billy Sheets ~ Clown; Joe, The Elephant Trainer
Clowns ~ Billy Bletcher; Eddie Holden; Billy Sheets
Stork, John McLeish as Narrator, Dorothy Scott as Giddy, Sarah Selby as Prissy, Billy Sheets as Clown and as Joe, The Elephant Trainer; Character name Dumbo; Song Titles Baby Mine, Clown Song, Look Out For Mr.
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 Sep24
ctor and voice-artist Billy Bletcher, the voice of the clown
(Billy was also among the midgets in Laurel and Hardy's 1934
Walt Disney was selected to be in charge of the opening and closing ceremonies of the 1960 Winter Olympics
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 Moviefone: Movie Celebrities - Billy Bletcher: MAIN
Billy Bletcher - Filmography, Awards, Biography, Agent, Discussions, Photos, News Articles, Fan Sites.
Billy Bletcher, The Patsy, Houdini, Navy Bound, A Bear for Punishment, Father Takes the Air, Night Unto Night, Bear Feat, The Bee-Deviled Bruin,...
We pick the top 11 movies for every mood, including Jennifer Lopez's 'An Unfinished Life,' for those who want to get out of the house and see a de-glammed J.Lo flaunt her dramatic side.
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 DigiGuide : Billy Bletcher   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Home » Community » DigiGuide Library » Billy Bletcher
When is 'Billy Bletcher' on TV Programmes in the DigiGuide Library that star Billy Bletcher
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 The Three Bears' Filmography
Comments: This cartoon seems to use Mel Blanc for the voices of Papa Bear and Bugs Bunny, as well as Kent Rogers as the voice of Junyer Bear, later cartoons used Billy Bletcher for the role of Papa Bear and Stan Freberg for the voice of Junyer.
Mel Blac is said to have filled in for Billy Bletcher as the voice of Pa for a few lines.
Papa bear reads that a Bear act is wanted in the newspaper so he has the family practice for it.
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 WeirdSpace Encyclopedia: Zeke Wolf/Big Bad Wolf
The movie "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf" from 1966 used the chorus only using Virginia Woolf instead of The Big Bad Wolf.
In the cartoons, the voice of the Big Bad Wolf was done by Billy Bletcher.
Later when Zeke Wolf was used in the "House of Mouse" anthology, his voice was done by Jim Cummings.
www.weirdspace.dk /Disney/Zeke%20Wolf.htm   (616 words)

  
 Music
Judy Garland; Billy Bletcher - It Really Was No Miracle
Billy Bletcher; Pinto Colvig; J.D. Jewkes - As Mayor Of The Munchkin City
Billy Bletcher; Pinto Colvig - The Lollipop Guild
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 The Wizard Of Oz: Selections From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
It Really Was No Miracle - Judy Garland/Billy Bletcher and The Munchkins
As Mayor of the Munchkin City - Billy Bletcher/Pinto Colveg/J.D Jewkes
The Lollipop Guild - Billy Bletcher/Pinto Colveg/Harry Stanton
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 Laurel and Hardy - Newsletter Sep-Oct 1997
The second banquet I sat with Billy Bletcher, after which I arranged for him to speak to the young animators at Disney, where he had been the voice of the Big Bad Wolf and Peg-Leg Pete.
Certainly, two of the highlights of my years with the tent were "Hollywood '80" and the first Queen Mary banquet, but I think some of my fondest memories are driving up and down the streets of Culver City and L.A. with Bob Satterfield, location hunting.
A Chump at Oxford 2 Lois Roberts Mrs.
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 Billy Bletcher   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Villian for hire...this could be a classified ad that pint sized
character actor Billy Bletcher might have put.Heard in Disney cartoons since 1928 or 1933,as comic,.windy villians,he also did m any other studios villians.
*Mel Blanc,who did Bletcher's character in the first THREE BEARS,Pa,("Bugs Bunny and the Three bears(1944/CJ,of course),filled in for Billy,as he did for Arthur Q.Bryan in various Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd cartoons like Bob Clampett's"The Big Snooze",1946,and Chuck's classic (1957) "What's Opera Doc?")
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 ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK - The Wizard Of Oz (Deluxe Edition) - at Rhino   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
It Really Was No Miracle - Judy Garland, Billy Bletcher and The Munchkins
As Mayor Of The Munchkin City - Billy Bletcher, Pinto Colveg and J.D. Jewkes
The Lollipop Guild - Billy Bletcher, Pinto Colveg and Harry Stanton
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 The Wizard Of Oz: Selections From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Children's Package)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Munchkinland Musical Sequences: It Really Was No Miracle - Judy Garland, Billy Bletcher, And Munchkins
Munchkinland Musical Sequences: As Mayor Of The Munchkin City - Billy Bletcher, Pinto Cilveg, And J.D. Jewkes
Munchkinland Musical Sequences: The Lollipop Guild - Billy Bletcher, Pinto Colveg, And Hatty Stanton
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 Practical Pig, The movie posters and memorabilia at MovieGoods
Cast: Billy Bletcher, Pinto Colvig, Dorothy Compton, Mary Moder; Directed by: Dick Rickard
Cast: Billy Bletcher, Pinto Colvig, Dorothy Compton, Mary Moder; DIRECTED BY: Dick Rickard; PRODUCER: Walt Disney;
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