Bert Tracy
Bert Tracey | |
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| Nationality | British |
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Bert Tracey was a British silent film and talkie actor. He also directed one film, Boots! Boots!, in 1934 which marked the film debut of George Formby as an adult. Tracy was born on June 16, 1889 in Manchester, England. He acted in 47 silent films including The Kentucky Derby (1922) and Law or Loyalty (1926). [1]
Career in America
Tracey was a Music Hall veteran who had gone to America in 1913 with Stan Laurel and Charlie Chaplin with the Fred Karno Troupe where they worked as actors in shorts for the Kalem Company. By 1914 he was working with Oliver Hardy in a string of slapstick comedies.
Return to England
He returned to England in 1927. In 1933 he met up with Laurel and Hardy at Manchester's Midland Hotel. As there were no suitable studios in Manchester, this meeting lead to the rental of a film studio in London where Bert was able to lend technical support to their productions in England . [2]
In October, 1953 Laurel and Hardy, both in ill health, returned to the Vaudeville lifestyle on their final British tour. They hired their old friend Bert Tracey to be their dresser. [3]
| The Kentucky Derby | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | King Baggot |
| Produced by | Carl Laemmle |
| Starring | Reginald Denny |
| Cinematography | Victor Milner |
| Distributed by | Universal Film Manufacturing Company |
Release dates | October 1922 (Chicago prem.) December 4, 1922 (USA) |
Running time | 6 reels |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Selected filmography
Actor
- The Sacrifice of the Spillway (1913)
- The Daddy of Them All (1914)
- Back to the Farm (1914) Bert Tracey - (as Bob) Oliver Hardy - (as Babe Hardy),[4]
- Sea Dogs (1916)
- A Day at School (1916) Bert Tracey- (as Janitor) Oliver Hardy - (as Babe Hardy)
- Royal Blood (1916) Bert Tracey (as the Count) Oliver Hardy (as Babe Hardy)
- A Dumbwaiter Scandal (1919)
- The Kentucky Derby (1922) Bert Tracy as Topper Tom
- Law or Loyalty (1926)
- Warned Off (1930)
- Holidays with Pay (1948)
Director
- Boots! Boots! (1934) [5]
References
External links
Bert Tracy at IMDb
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