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Pokes & Jabbs
The Before, During and After of the Vim Films Corporation

By Rob Stone

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Pokes & Jabbs:
The Before, During and After of the Vim Films Corporation
By Rob Stone

Split Reel LLC : Culpepper, Virginia : 2023
Hardcover Edition : ISBN 978-0965238489 : 480 pages
$55.00
Trade Paperback Edition : ISBN 978-0965238410 : 482 pages
$45.00

Vim Comedies, their predecessor Wizard Comedies and their successor Jaxon Comedies all featured the comedy characters Pokes & Jabbs as their primary comedians. Embodied by Bobby Burns and Walter Stull, the acrobat and the man in plaid led a group of comedians including Oliver ‘Babe’ Hardy, Billy Ruge, Myers & Theby, Kate Price and Marcel Perez in making some very funny films. These slapstick one–reelers were shot primarily in Jacksonville, Florida and Providence, Rhode Island. Pokes & Jabbs take a look at how Vim was created from the ashes of Wizard and how it morphed into Jaxon, and the films those studios made. It is a story repeated many times in early film history of a studio that was quickly created and with even more speed disappeared.

The companion home video collection: Pokes & Jabbs: 12 Comedy Shorts.

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