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Thanks for the birthday wishes, Richard - would you believe it, 16 years old on July 16th (uh, I think I'm dyslexic with numbers sometimes). Another great thing about these sets is that everyone can own a complete collection of Chase's shorts, including the titles that one is less fond of viewing. O...

According to Amazon, my order was already shipped yesterday - and I can't imagine a better birthday present to myself! Looking over the DVD description again, I'm reminded of what's in store: UNA CANA AL AIRE, the 4-reel Spanish version of LOOSER THAN LOOSE, which is worth the price of the set in it...

Buster's July 6, 1950 guest appearance on The Ed Wynn Show, demonstrating the art of pie-throwing with assistance from The Keystone Cops (Hank Mann, Chester Conklin, Tiny Ward and Heinie Conklin). This is taken from an edited clip, copied by Lord-Knows-Who, which eventually made its way to me on a f...

Agreed, Chris - Buster's performance in MORT is spot-on perfect. But I have renewed respect for Jules White as a comedy director when comparing the dueling scene from SHE'S OIL MINE with the version in UN DUEL À MORT. The pacing, timing and presentation overall in Buster's final Columbia short - plu...

What's the back story of this film? I don't think I've heard of it before. Is the fishing scene by any chance the film that accompanied his stage appearance in MERTON OF THE MOVIES with Jane Dulo? Even though UN DUEL À MORT is listed in just about every Buster Keaton filmography, it usually receive...

One of the Buster Keaton's rarest films, UN DUEL À MORT (A DUEL TO THE DEATH) is now available as an extra on Lobster Film's latest BK release. It's the fifth (of 6 or 7) iterations of Buster's famous dueling scene that he performed seemingly everywhere - on stage, screen, TV and even state fairs, i...

Thank you Richard, Paul, Rob and Rob and all film buffs who share their knowledge and add to the fun - may The Silent Comedy Mafia be around long enough to match the title of this film:

This happened rather fast:



A big Thank-You from Brian and Bill to everyone who purchased a copy.

THE CHARLEY CHASE SCRAPBOOK by my friends Brian Anthony and Bill Walker is out of print, but a handful of copies were recently discovered in the publisher's warehouse. This is the last chance to obtain a copy of this beautiful volume, the book will not be reprinted. For anyone interested, here's the...

The fact that McBride had to self-publish this through Vervante, suggests the mainstream publishing/academic press wagons are still circled. That might very well be the case, Rob. I can add that Amazon blocked this book to overseas customers -- even though they ship every other Vervante book throug...