Mack Sennett

Mack Sennett (January 17, 1880 – November 5, 1960) was an innovator of slapstick comedy in film. During his lifetime he was known as the King of Comedy.

Move to Pathé

In the mid-1920s he moved over to Pathé distributors which had a huge market share but made bad decisions such as attempting to sell too many comedies (including Sennett's main competitor, Hal Roach) at once. In 1927 Paramount and MGM, Hollywood's two top studios, noting the profits being made by companies like Pathé and Educational, both re-entered the production and distribution of short subjects after several years. Roach signed with MGM but Sennett found himself and Pathé in hard times because the hundreds of exhibitors who had previously rented their shorts had switched to the new MGM or Paramount products.

Related Topics:
Pathé - Hal Roach - 1927 - Paramount - MGM - Educational

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