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Ducking It Out on Camera Monty Bianchi Plays Duck
Louise Fazenda recalls filming Monty Bianchi as a duck in a comic canteen scene. They describe training a duck to eat breakfast in a high chair, the duck’s resistance, and producer S. L. Warner filming the antics. The pair share backstage quips about pies, punches, and Monty’s career in pantomime.
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OS Angeles
Louise
Monty
Bianchi
Louisa Mia
Sam” Warner
S. L. Warner
Helen Holmes
Mr. Warner
Anow
Louise Fazenda
Mr. Gray
Cara Mia
Arbuckle
Roscoe
Nice
France
Italy
Mario Jean Bianchi
Mario
Gertrude Hoffman
Papinta
Kosloff
Ruth St. Denis
Ship-Cafe
Venice
Caro Mio
Momy Banks
the Duck