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Frederick Opper

Frederick Opper

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Biography

Frederick Burr Opper (January 2, 1857 – August 28, 1937) is regarded as one of the pioneers of American newspaper comic strips, best known for his comic strip Happy Hooligan. His comic characters were featured in magazine gag cartoons, covers, political cartoons and comic strips for six decades.

Known For

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Happy Hooligan

1900
A Trip to the Moon
6.9

Based on the Happy Hooligan comic strip, by Frederick Burr Opper. Happy speaks with someone in the park and takes a trip to the moon on a rocket that looks like the front half of a current racing car, where he is made king of the moon. A ballerina does a shimmy and Our Hero winds up back in the park being accosted by a cop. The inference is that he has fallen asleep and dreamed the entire trip.

A Trip to the Moon

1917
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Alphonse and Gaston are in an American barber shop. They interrupt business with their exaggerated politeness, and the waiting customers throw them out of the window.

Next!

1903
Hooligan Assists the Magician
4.8

This is a new adventure in which our friend, Mr. Hooligan, appears in an entirely new capacity. On a stage a professor of magic is performing some wonderful experiments, and when he requests some assistance Happy Hooligan immediately volunteers his services and climbs upon the platform.

Hooligan Assists the Magician

1900
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Based on the Happy Hooligan comic strips.

Knocking the 'H' Out of Heinie

1919
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Happy Hooligan is distracted by a spider instead doing his job chopping wood. The spider weaves a web stretching up to heaven so Happy climbs up. God tries to put Happy to work and when he resists he is thrown down to Hell. The devil can't make Happy work either.

The Spider and the Fly

1917
Throwing the Bull
10.0

Based on the comic strip Happy Hooligan, this cartoon was packaged with the Hearst-Vitagraph News Pictorial and shown before the main features in theaters.

Throwing the Bull

1918
Happy Hooligan Interferes
5.4

An organ-grinder is playing beneath the window of a cranky old woman. She objects strenuously. The organ-grinder, egged on by Hooligan, keeps on playing until a policeman appears.

Happy Hooligan Interferes

1903
Alphonse and Gaston, No. 3
4.9

Alphonse and Gaston are in a Western saloon and are forced to dance by a cowboy, who urges them on by shooting at their feet.

Alphonse and Gaston, No. 3

1903
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Based on the comic strip Happy Hooligan, this cartoon was packaged with the Hearst-Vitagraph News Pictorial and shown before the main features in theaters.

The Bootblack

1920