The Counter Jumper
6.3
In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, 'counter jumper' was the term used in both Britain and the U.S.A. to describe the lowest dogsbody clerk in a general store or emporium. Here, Semon is employed in that capacity in an Old West general store that caters for desperate characters. As usual for Semon, most of the gag set-ups are deeply contrived and implausible. We get here not one but two separate sequences in which randomly splattered stains just happen to resemble a human face.
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Larry Semon
Larry, the Counter Jumper
Known for
Underworld
The Wizard of Oz
Lucille Carlisle
Glorietta Hope
Also in
The Grocery Clerk
The Show
Oliver Hardy
Gaston Gilligan
Known for
The Music Box
Sons of the Desert
Curtis 'Snowball' McHenry
A Clerk
Also in
The Great K&A Train Robbery
The Lyin' Tamer
Eva Thatcher
Also in
The Rent Collector
Yankee Doodle in Berlin
Spencer Bell
A Clerk
Known for
The Wizard of Oz
William McCall
Also in
The Suitor
His Marriage Wow
William Hauber
Bit Role (uncredited)
Known for
His Favorite Pastime
The Wizard of Oz
Al Thompson
Bit Role (uncredited)
Also in
The Sawmill
Breezing Along
Joe Rock
Bit Role
Larry Semon Director
United States release December 8, 1922 · Produced in United States · Production Vitagraph Company of America
Production
Larry Semon Productions
Production
Vitagraph Company of America
Production · Distribution
United States
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Spoken on screen
No dialogue
Release dates
United States · December 8, 1922
Theatrical
Germany
August 24, 1926
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