The Billy West Controversy

The following is a page from a 1919 issue of Exhibitors Herald. It talks about a couple of often overlooked parts of silent comedy history including Chaplin imitator Billy West and the Mack Sennett feature, Yankee Doodle in Berlin.

To see the result of the controversy surrounding Billy West see the following page from Exhibitor's Herald later the same year.

-Michael J. Ruhland