So's Your Old Man (1926) and Running Wild (1927) both feature Fields in mustache mode: unlike the clowns of Keystone, who celebrated the comedic potential of the face-fungus, Fields really seems to have been trying to look as grotesque as possible, with an upper lip growth which looks like either a smudge of soot or a revoltingly precocious sprouting of nasal hair. La Cava, a former animator (his 1919 toon The Breath of a Nation spoofs Griffith's most notorious title) who would later give us Bed of Roses, My Man Godfrey and Stage Door, was a drinking crony of Fields: possibly they were never paired together in talkies because by then La Cava had to be kept off the sauce in order to function. Griffith (on Sally of the Sawdust) and twice with Gregory La Cava, more substantial figures by far. But, though they truly excel when offered the gift of speech, their silents are nothing to be sneezed at either.Īlthough Fields' talkies often had gifted comedy directors at the helm, notably former Keaton collaborator Clyde Bruckman, in his silents he worked with D.W. While Chaplin, Keaton and Lloyd seemed somewhat diminished when audible words emerged from their lips, like Stan and Ollie, Fields blossomed in talkies. It's easy to forget he had a substantial silent career before talkies, so crucial does that distracted drawl seem to his star identity. Fields, celebrated this month at the Film Forum in New York, might possibly be the greatest of the talking clowns, eclipsing even the Marx Bros, even Laurel & Hardy. I have many friends, Directors, and I hate to have to expose my hand like this." -William Claude Dukenfield. 1 director of these great and grand and glorious United States of ours. Like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter."Greg La Cava is, to my mind, the No. He returned in early April after not having played since mid-December. The Canadian coach is already awaiting Toronto FC midfielder Jonathan Osorio’s return to action after taking an elbow to the head in a mid-July game at Chicago.ĭavies’ season was interrupted after developing symptoms of myocarditis, a mild heart condition, following a bout of COVID-19. With the World Cup looming next month, Davies’ health will be a concern to John Herdman. “Apologies for the collision Hope you are feeling better as soon as possible,” he wrote. He did not see further actionĭortmund rallied to tie the game 2-2 on goals in the 74th and 95th minute after Bayern went up 2-0.īellingham took to social media after the match, referencing Davies after applauding his team’s comeback while reaching out to the Canadian. He received treatment and looked unsteady as he was helped off the field on the eve of halftime. Davies then fell to the ground, clutching his face. The English midfielder, using his body to shield the ball from Davies, knocked the ball into the air with his right foot, looking to pivot and knock it away from the Bayern fullback.ĭavies got his head to the ball first and Bellingham’s boot connected with his face, not the ball. Bayern manager Julian Nagelsmann had cited a suspected concussion after the game.ĭavies was hurt in the 45th minute at Signal Iduna Park in challenging Dortmund’s Jude Bellingham for the ball. The club said the bruise was revealed by medical scans. Thank you,” Davies, wearing a hoodie, said with a smile. “I just want to say thank you everyone for the nice messages and I’m looking forward to being to back on the pitch soon. There was no mention of a timeline for his return.ĭavies, meanwhile, put out a brief video on Instagram. Canadian star Alphonso Davies suffered a “cranial bruise” in taking a boot to the face in Bayern Munich’s 2-2 draw at Borussia Dortmund on Saturday.īayern Munich said the 21-year-old from Edmonton was “feeling good in the circumstances” but sat out training Sunday.
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