Peter's Bear themed week begins with a first for us as we review a silent movie. American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter Larry Semon collaborated three times with Stan Laurel, who went on to partner with some other guy that even I know the name of despite being pretty unknowledgeable about this era of cinema, and the second of their efforts was 1918's BEARS AND BAD MEN, a Hatfield-McCoy inspired farce about a feud between two neighbouring families which is complicated by the arrival of two bears. Featuring some convincing and imaginative special effects, creative editing and a memorable cast, the whole thing has been generously preserved for free on YouTube and is worth checking out even if it does manage to overstay its short run time a little by the end. Also featured: we mispronounce Larry Semon's name in an obvious way and Cris reveals this movie gave him narcolepsy.
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