Columbia Pictures short subject program

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The Columbia Pictures short subject program was a series of theatrical short films produced and released by Columbia Pictures, best known for comedy shorts featuring acts like The Three Stooges.

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instanceOf Columbia Pictures franchise
film production program
short film series
associatedCompany Columbia Pictures Television (for later TV packages) NERFINISHED
Screen Gems NERFINISHED
associatedStudioLot Columbia Pictures Studios NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
distributionChannel theatrical distribution
distributor Columbia Pictures
era Hollywood Golden Age
surface form: Golden Age of Hollywood
exhibitionContext shown before feature films in theaters
featuredAct Andy Clyde NERFINISHED
Buster Keaton NERFINISHED
Charley Chase NERFINISHED
Harry Langdon NERFINISHED
Hugh Herbert NERFINISHED
Joe Besser NERFINISHED
Joe DeRita NERFINISHED
The Three Stooges NERFINISHED
Vera Vague NERFINISHED
format theatrical short film
genre comedy
documentary short
musical short
travelogue
industryRole supporting program for theatrical features
legacy contributed to Columbia Pictures reputation in comedy shorts
helped popularize The Three Stooges worldwide
medium black-and-white film
color film
notableCharacteristic support of vaudeville and stage performers transitioning to film
use of recurring comedy teams
notableFor comedy shorts
two-reel comedies
primaryLanguage English
producer Columbia Pictures NERFINISHED
productionType studio-produced shorts
relatedTo Columbia Pictures feature film program NERFINISHED
The Three Stooges film series NERFINISHED
targetAudience general audiences

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Three Stooges distribution Columbia Pictures short subject program
Eddie Laughton notableWork Columbia Pictures short subject program
this entity surface form: Columbia Pictures comedy shorts
Joe Besser notableWork Columbia Pictures short subject program
this entity surface form: The Three Stooges shorts for Columbia Pictures
Eddie Laughton workedWith Columbia Pictures short subject program
this entity surface form: Columbia Pictures short-subject unit