Delmer Lord was born in the small town of Grimsby, Ontario, Canada. Interested in the theatre, he traveled to New York City, then when fellow Canadian Mack Sennett offered him a job at his new Keystone Studios, Lord went on to work in Hollywood, California. There he played the driver of the Keystone Cops police van, appearing in many of the Cops' successful films.
Given a chance to direct, Del Lord became a specialist in automotive gags, rigging cars to explode, crash, fall apart, or dangle in precarious positions. Lord was responsible for a number of very successful comedies for Keystone and directed two feature films for Universal Pictures. However, the Great Depression plagued the film industry with budget cuts, and Sennett was forced to close his studio in 1933. Hal Roach launched a brief series of slapstick comedies with "The Taxi Boys" (Clyde Cook, Billy Gilbert, Billy Bevan, and other expressive comedians), and these films required outlandish visual gags and a fleet of crazy cars. Del Lord was the ideal man to direct, and he worked on these comedies exclusively for a year. After leaving Roach, Lord joined producer Phil Ryan's short-comedy unit at Paramount Pictures. During the summer of 1934 Lord took a job selling used cars at a relative's automobile agency. Producer Jules White, shopping for a Buick, encountered Lord at the agency and hired him to work at Columbia Pictures.[1]
From 1935 to 1945, Lord directed some of Columbia's fastest and funniest two-reelers and is credited with developing the unique comic style of the Three Stooges. In addition to more than three dozen Stooges films, he directed or co-produced more than 200 motion pictures.
In 1936 a Canadian law required that American studios would have to release a certain quota of Canadian-made films in order to distribute their own Hollywood productions in Canada.[2] Columbia sent some of its actors and crew members to Canada, including its Canadian-born employees. Del Lord made one feature film there, What Price Vengeance (1937).
Columbia promoted Lord to feature films in 1944. Curiously, most of Lord's Columbia features are action melodramas rather than slapstick comedies; he may have gotten these assignments based on his handling of his one previous Columbia feature, What Price Vengeance.
Lord worked briefly for Monogram Pictures in 1946, and returned to Columbia in 1948. In 1952 he directed Buster Keaton in an industrial featurette, A Paradise for Buster. Del Lord can be seen in an episode of TV's This Is Your Life, honoring Lord's old boss Mack Sennett.
Two rock bands took their names from the Stooges' frequently credited director: the Del-Lourds (of New Jersey, 1963) and the Del Lords (of New York, 1983-90 and 2010-13).
lord, delmer, lord, october, 1894, march, 1970, canadian, film, director, actor, best, known, director, three, stooges, films, borndelmer, lord, 1894, october, 1894grimsby, ontario, canadadiedmarch, 1970, 1970, aged, calabasas, california, united, statesoccupa. Delmer Del Lord October 7 1894 March 23 1970 was a Canadian film director and actor best known as a director of Three Stooges films Del LordBornDelmer Lord 1894 10 07 October 7 1894Grimsby Ontario CanadaDiedMarch 23 1970 1970 03 23 aged 75 Calabasas California United StatesOccupation s Film director actor Contents 1 Career 2 Death 3 Popular culture 4 Selected filmography 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksCareer EditDelmer Lord was born in the small town of Grimsby Ontario Canada Interested in the theatre he traveled to New York City then when fellow Canadian Mack Sennett offered him a job at his new Keystone Studios Lord went on to work in Hollywood California There he played the driver of the Keystone Cops police van appearing in many of the Cops successful films Given a chance to direct Del Lord became a specialist in automotive gags rigging cars to explode crash fall apart or dangle in precarious positions Lord was responsible for a number of very successful comedies for Keystone and directed two feature films for Universal Pictures However the Great Depression plagued the film industry with budget cuts and Sennett was forced to close his studio in 1933 Hal Roach launched a brief series of slapstick comedies with The Taxi Boys Clyde Cook Billy Gilbert Billy Bevan and other expressive comedians and these films required outlandish visual gags and a fleet of crazy cars Del Lord was the ideal man to direct and he worked on these comedies exclusively for a year After leaving Roach Lord joined producer Phil Ryan s short comedy unit at Paramount Pictures During the summer of 1934 Lord took a job selling used cars at a relative s automobile agency Producer Jules White shopping for a Buick encountered Lord at the agency and hired him to work at Columbia Pictures 1 From 1935 to 1945 Lord directed some of Columbia s fastest and funniest two reelers and is credited with developing the unique comic style of the Three Stooges In addition to more than three dozen Stooges films he directed or co produced more than 200 motion pictures In 1936 a Canadian law required that American studios would have to release a certain quota of Canadian made films in order to distribute their own Hollywood productions in Canada 2 Columbia sent some of its actors and crew members to Canada including its Canadian born employees Del Lord made one feature film there What Price Vengeance 1937 Columbia promoted Lord to feature films in 1944 Curiously most of Lord s Columbia features are action melodramas rather than slapstick comedies he may have gotten these assignments based on his handling of his one previous Columbia feature What Price Vengeance Lord worked briefly for Monogram Pictures in 1946 and returned to Columbia in 1948 In 1952 he directed Buster Keaton in an industrial featurette A Paradise for Buster Del Lord can be seen in an episode of TV s This Is Your Life honoring Lord s old boss Mack Sennett Death EditDel Lord died on March 23 1970 in Calabasas California and is interred in the Olivewood Memorial Park in Riverside California Popular culture EditTwo rock bands took their names from the Stooges frequently credited director the Del Lourds of New Jersey 1963 and the Del Lords of New York 1983 90 and 2010 13 Selected filmography EditLizzies of the Field 1924 3 Topsy and Eva 1927 Lost at the Front 1927 Barnum Was Right 1929 The Loud Mouth 1932 Oh My Nerves 1935 Three Stooges shorts 1935 1948 more than three dozen films Trapped by Television 1936 Vengeance 1937 Kansas City Kitty 1944 Let s Go Steady 1945 I Love a Bandleader 1945 Rough Tough and Ready 1945 Singin in the Corn 1946 In Fast Company 1946 It s Great to Be Young 1946 See also EditCanadian pioneers in early HollywoodReferences Edit David Bruskin Behind the Three Stooges The White Brothers Directors Guild of America 1993 ISBN 1 882766 00 8 Ted Magder Piers Handling Peter Morris Canadian Film History 1896 to 1938 The Canadian Encyclopedia January 10 2012 Lizzies of the Field Del Lord 1924 VOSE YouTubeExternal links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Del Lord Del Lord Motion picture director Find a Grave July 14 2002 Retrieved July 1 2011 Del Lord at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Del Lord amp oldid 1121329160, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
