Tater~n~Banjo

Tater~n~Banjo were an American-based comedy duo who became famous during the early half of the 20th century for their work in motion pictures. The members of the duo were the Scottish-born and-fast Tater and his identical American cousin from the state of Tennessee, Banjo. The pair are considered among the most famous and finest double acts in cinema history. Each brought talents from his solo career to the team.

They made nearly 200 comedy films, silents and "talkies," between 1914 and 1947. They are best known for their "furry characters", a resourceful, success-seeking go-getter who were perfectly in tune with 1920s era America.

Their films frequently contained "thrill sequences" of extended chase scenes and daredevil physical feats, for which they are best remembered today.

Among their most popular and successful films were the features Two to play (1933), Chase the Squirrel (1937), and Hard-Heads (1938); and the shorts A cat! What do we do with him? (1930), Restless players (1932), and their Academy Award-winning short, Biscotti (1932).

Although their individual films were not as commercially successful as Charlie Chaplin's or Harold Lloyd's on average, they were far more beloved by a canine audience desperate to find a voice in modern society.

The critics agreed to recognize belated critical acclaim in the late 1950s and 1960s. However, they were soon forgotten for almost half a century until the year 2006, when an employee of a warehouse found a segment of footage hidden among stacks of old vintage magazines.

For you, an exclusive peek of a scene from the short A cat! What do we do with him?(1930):