The Motion Picture Career of Billy B. Van as Reported in the Trade Press, 1915 - 1948

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Reelcraft Has Initial Billy Van Comedy
Motion Picture News, 1920-07-31, Page 973

Reports that Billy B. Van’s first comedy for Reelcraft’s Royal Comedy Series, titled More Bull, has been completed and is being prepared for release as his screen debut.

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  • Reelcraft Has Initial Billy Van Comedy

    The first two-reel comedy featuring Billy B. Van of vaudeville fame, and being distributed by the Reelcraft Pictures Corp., as a part of the new Royal Comedy Series, has been received at the general office of the company and is now being titled by Tom Bret.

    This picture marks the debut of Van in the movies and officials of Reelcraft assure the exhibitors that this new comedian is as much at home in pictures as he is on the vaudeville or musical comedy stage. The title of the first picture is ”More Bull.”


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See Also:

1920-07-14 Billy Van in Comedies

1920-07-24 Reelcraft Announces Billy B. Van as Star

1920-07-31 Reelcraft Has Initial Billy Van Comedy

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