Wheeler Bert 1895 (1 results)

framed. Condition: near fine. Signed photograph of American vaudeville duo Wheeler & Woolsey. Circa 1930. Please inquire for more information. Wheeler & Woolsey were an American vaudeville comedy double act who performed together in comedy films from the late 1920s. The team comprised Bert Wheeler of New Jersey and Robert Woolsey of Illinois.The Broadway theatre performers were initially teamed as the comedy relief for the 1927 Broadway musical Rio Rita, and came to Hollywood to reprise these roles for the film version. During production RKO signed Bert Wheeler to a movie contract, but not Robert Woolsey. It wasn't until the financial returns for Rio Rita came in that the studio signed both Woolsey and Dorothy Lee for further films alongside Wheeler. Wheeler & Woolsey continued to make very popular comedy feature films from 1930 until 1937, all for RKO Radio Pictures%u2014except the 1933 Columbia Pictures release So This Is Africa (which was made during a contract dispute with RKO).