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

By Rob Stone

Book Overview

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.

Published 2022. 7x10 softcover, 480 pages.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0965238415
• ISBN13: 9780965238410
• Release Date: July 2022
• Publisher: Split Reel
• Length: 484 Pages
• Weight: 1.83 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 7.0" x 10.0"