The Lovely Miss Garvin in flapper gear
Appeared with Laurel and Hardy in 11 films.
Other notable films: Dynamite (1929), Trent's Last Case (1929), and
numerous two-reel comedies.
After starting in show business as a Mack Sennett Bathing Beauty (at age 12!), Garvin went on to become one of the most dependable comediennes in films. With her trademark slicked-back jet-black hair, her style was a disarming juxtaposition of vampy sophistication and physical slapstick. Just as Mae Busch is most associated with the role of Mrs. Hardy, Anita is probably the best-remembered Mrs. Laurel -- though she played the role only twice (most memorably in Blotto). She retired at the ripe old age of 25 to raise a family, though she was to make occasional screen appearances throughout the thirties (as in SWISS MISS and A CHUMP AT OXFORD) before her final screen appearance in 1943. For more thoughts on Anita, see our comments on Battle of the Century.
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ANITA GARVIN'S FILMS WITH LAUREL AND HARDY
SHORTS:
Why Girls Love Sailors (Sea Captain's wife)
With Love and Hisses (Captain Bustle's girlfriend)
Sailors, Beware! (Madame Ritz the jewel thief)
Hats Off (Woman on stairs)
Battle of the Century (Woman who walks off with the picture)
From Soup to Nuts (Mrs. Culpepper)
Their Purple Moment (one of the boys' dates)
Blotto (Mrs. Laurel)
Be Big (Mrs. Laurel)
FEATURES:
SWISS MISS (townperson)
A CHUMP AT OXFORD (Mrs. Vandevere)
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