Wally Vernon & Eddie Quillan (1948-1956)
"Vernon and Quillan...Jules White's answer to "SAW"
- Daniel Archambeault-May
Screen veterans Wally Vernon and Eddie Quillan were paired by Columbia as yet another attempt to create an original comedy team. Wally Vernon was a veteran of the Columbia shorts department, having appeared in one of the "Glove Slingers" comedies, FRESH AS A FRESHMAN (1941) taking over the role of "Uncle Pat" previously portrayed by Shemp Howard. Quillan got his start with Mack Sennett, so he was no stranger to the knock-about slapstick of Columbia's two-reel comedies.
Judging from the available titles, the shorts of Vernon and Quillan are mildly entertaining, yet excessively violent little outings. Author Scott MacGillivray describes the short DOGGIE IN THE BEDROOM as "quite possibly (one of) the most violent Columbia two-reel comedies Jules White ever produced".
Currently, only a handful of the Vernon & Quillan titles are available through our archives.
PLEASE NOTE: Available titles will be in ITALICS and UNDERLINED
If a title is not in ITALICS and UNDERLINED....I do not have it in my collection.
- Daniel Archambeault-May
Screen veterans Wally Vernon and Eddie Quillan were paired by Columbia as yet another attempt to create an original comedy team. Wally Vernon was a veteran of the Columbia shorts department, having appeared in one of the "Glove Slingers" comedies, FRESH AS A FRESHMAN (1941) taking over the role of "Uncle Pat" previously portrayed by Shemp Howard. Quillan got his start with Mack Sennett, so he was no stranger to the knock-about slapstick of Columbia's two-reel comedies.
Judging from the available titles, the shorts of Vernon and Quillan are mildly entertaining, yet excessively violent little outings. Author Scott MacGillivray describes the short DOGGIE IN THE BEDROOM as "quite possibly (one of) the most violent Columbia two-reel comedies Jules White ever produced".
Currently, only a handful of the Vernon & Quillan titles are available through our archives.
PLEASE NOTE: Available titles will be in ITALICS and UNDERLINED
If a title is not in ITALICS and UNDERLINED....I do not have it in my collection.
CRABBIN' IN THE CABIN (5/13/48) D: Jules White. Dorothy Granger, Lynne Lyons, Kathleen O'Mally. Virginia Bemont. Wally and Eddies hunting trip is spoiled by the unexpected arrival of their spouses. TRIVIA: Remade as A-HUNTING THEY DID GO (1953).
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PARLOR, BEDROOM AND WRATH (12/16/48) D: Jules White. Christine McIntyre, Billy Gray, Laura Lee Michel, Lonnie Thomas, Vernon Dent. Wally tries to rest at home-until brother-in-law Eddie and his kids come to visit. TRIVIA: Remade as DOGGIE IN THE BEDROOM (1954).
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LET DOWN YOUR AERIAL (11/17/1949)
Production Number
Director-Edward Bernds
Producer-Hugh McCollum
Cast
Jean Willes
Matt McHugh
Vernon Dent
Stanley Blystone
Harriett Bennett
Wally helps Eddie put up the aerial for his new television set.
A reworking of Laurel and Hardy's HOG WILD (1930).
Remade with the Three Stooges as GOOF ON THE ROOF (1953) and again with Vernon and Quillan as HIS PEST FRIEND (1955).
This short was screened on February 23rd, 2016 as part of an evening of short-subjects, held at the Egyptian Theater. Also included in the line-up, 1934's MEN IN BLACK starring The Three Stooges.
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HOUSE ABOUT IT (7/20/50) D: Jules White. Jean Willes, Margie Liszt, Stanley Blystone. The Vernon's and the Quillan's all move into the same house. TRIVIA: The original working title was HOME ON THE RAGE. Remake, with stock footage, of Collins and Kennedy's BURY THE HATCHET (1937). Remade as NOBODY'S HOME (1955). Reissued theatrically in November, 1961.
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HE FLEW THE SHREW (1/11/51) D: Jules White. Jean Willes Emmett Lynn. Wall can no longer tolerate his wife's nagging, so he hits the road with hobo pal Eddie. TRIVIA: The original working title was FRAGRANT VAGRANT. Remade as HE TOOK A POWDER (1955). Reissued theatrically in May, 1961.
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PARLOR, BEDROOM AND WRATH (12/16/48) D: Jules White. Christine McIntyre, Billy Gray, Laura Lee Michel, Lonnie Thomas, Vernon Dent. Wally tries to rest at home-until brother-in-law Eddie and his kids come to visit. TRIVIA: Remade as DOGGIE IN THE BEDROOM (1954).
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LET DOWN YOUR AERIAL (11/17/1949)
Production Number
Director-Edward Bernds
Producer-Hugh McCollum
Cast
Jean Willes
Matt McHugh
Vernon Dent
Stanley Blystone
Harriett Bennett
Wally helps Eddie put up the aerial for his new television set.
A reworking of Laurel and Hardy's HOG WILD (1930).
Remade with the Three Stooges as GOOF ON THE ROOF (1953) and again with Vernon and Quillan as HIS PEST FRIEND (1955).
This short was screened on February 23rd, 2016 as part of an evening of short-subjects, held at the Egyptian Theater. Also included in the line-up, 1934's MEN IN BLACK starring The Three Stooges.
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HOUSE ABOUT IT (7/20/50) D: Jules White. Jean Willes, Margie Liszt, Stanley Blystone. The Vernon's and the Quillan's all move into the same house. TRIVIA: The original working title was HOME ON THE RAGE. Remake, with stock footage, of Collins and Kennedy's BURY THE HATCHET (1937). Remade as NOBODY'S HOME (1955). Reissued theatrically in November, 1961.
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HE FLEW THE SHREW (1/11/51) D: Jules White. Jean Willes Emmett Lynn. Wall can no longer tolerate his wife's nagging, so he hits the road with hobo pal Eddie. TRIVIA: The original working title was FRAGRANT VAGRANT. Remade as HE TOOK A POWDER (1955). Reissued theatrically in May, 1961.
Although Del Lord is credited as director on this one-sheet, Edward Bernds actually directed this short.
A FOOL AND HIS HONEY (1/10/52) D: Jules White. Jean Willes, Frank Sully, Emil Sitka, Diane Mumby, Violet Murray, Ginger sherry, Barbara Carroll. Wally mistakenly thinks Eddie is fooling around with his wife. TRIVIA: Reissued theatrically in November, 1959.
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FUN ON THE RUN (5/10/51) D: Jules White. Mary Castle, Joy Windsor, Rebel Randall, Pete Thompson, Bob Casson, Nanette Bordeaux, Charles Heine Conklin, Alyn Lockwood, Barbara Bartay. Vaudevillians Wally and Eddie head for Reno in search of work. TRIVIA: The original working title was A HITCH IN TIME. Uses stock footage from Collins and Kennedy's FREE RENT (1936). Remade as COME ON SEVEN (1956).
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HEEBIE GEE-GEES (4/10/52) D: Edward Bernds. Iris Adrian, Margie Liszt, Rudy Lee, Dick Curtis, Mike Mahoney, Emil Sitka. Wally and Eddie use the house cleaning money to bet on a horse race they get a tip on as being a sure-winner. TRIVIA: A remake of A NAG IN THE BAG (1938) with Smith & Dale. Reissued theatrically in May, 1960.
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STROP, LOOK AND LISTEN (12/11/52) D: Jules White. Fred Kelsey, Lyn Thomas, Ginger Sherry, Emil Sitka. Wally and Eddie are barbers who invent a new flexible steel razor.
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HE POPPED HIS PISTOL (5/14/53) D: Jules White. Nanette Bordeaux, Kenneth MacDonald. The boys own a shoe store and accidentally wrap all their money inside a customers shoe box.
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A-HUNTING THEY DID GO (10/24/53) D: Jules White. Dorothy Granger, Lynne Lyons, Kathleen O'Mally, Virginia Belmont, Joe Palma. The boys go off on a hunting weekend, followed closely by their wives. TRIVIA: A remake, with stock footage, of CRABBIN' IN THE CABIN (1948).
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DOGGIE IN THE BEDROOM (1/7/54) D: Jules White. Christine McIntyre, Billy Gray, Laura Lee Michel, Lonnie Thomas, Joe Palma, Vernon Dent. Wally tries to rid himself of visiting brother-in-law Eddie and his noisy children. TRIVIA: A remake, with stock footage, of PARLOR, BEDROOM AND WRATH (1948).
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HIS PEST FRIEND (1/20/55) D: Jules White. Jean Willes, Vernon Dent, Matt McHugh. Wally and Eddie install a new television set and use the money saved for a party. TRIVIA: A remake, with stock footage, of LET DOWN YOUR AERIAL (1949).
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NOBODY'S HOME (6/9/55) D: Jules White. Jean Willes, Margie Liszt, Stanley Blystone. The Vernon's and the Quillan's discover they've purchased the same house from a crooked real estate agent, so they all try to live harmoniously under one room. TRIVIA: A remake of HOUSE ABOUT IT (1950) and Collins and Kennedy's BURY THE HATCHET (1937), using stock footage from both.
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HE TOOK A POWDER (10/27/55) D: Jules White. Jean Willes, Emmett Lynn, Maxine Gates, Barbara Bartay. Wally leaves his wife and travels with his pal Eddie, a gentleman hobo. TRIVIA: The original working title was LIFE WITHOUT WIFE. A remake, with stock footage, of HE FLEW THE SHREW (1951).
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COME ON SEVEN (2/23/56) D: Jules White. Rebel Randall, Alyn Lockwood, Mary Castle, Joy Windsor, Nanette Bordeaux, Barbara Bartay, Frank Sully. Wally and Eddie travel to Reno to try to raise money for a pool Childs operation. TRIVIA: A remake, with stock footage, of FUN ON THE RUN (1951). Also uses footage from Collins and Kennedy's FREE RENT (1936).
