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Double Whoopee (1929) was a Comedy - Short Films Film directed by Lewis R. Foster and produced by Hal Roach.

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In 1969, this became the first silent film to be transferred to sound.
Capt. John Peters, who successfully lampooned Erich von Stroheim in this film, had been von Stroheim's double, and repeated all his nuances and characteristics.
Noel Madison, who played the desk clerk, later said no one was prepared for the appearance of 17 year old Jean Harlow, who wore a translucent slip under her dress. Madison reported that, even though he had been in burlesque, he had "never seen anything like that before".
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Also directed by Lewis R. Foster




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Also produced by Hal Roach




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Also released in 1929




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