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Separated at birth?

Actually, the NNN "Wisconsin Mark" eventually gives up his name: Mark R. Harris Profesor de humanidades Tecnologico de Monterrey, Campus Sinaloa Blvd. Pedro Infante 3773 Culiacan, CP 80100, Sinaloa, Mexico But if you were to make a list of grocers or accountants who met early ends in the 1...

The title of the Worst Theatrical Short Ever Made goes to Kids Will be Kids starring the execrable Mischief Makers. http://youtu.be/4ARMaLkneoQ

Edgar gets second billing in this one even though his Average Man series had already been launched the previous year. A rare chance to hear Ates speak without his trademark stutter. http://youtu.be/iEDSl2oF2I0

Barnes & Noble is selling all Blu-rays for 40% off, both online and in-store. Now's a great time to pick up Intolerance, Wings, The Big Parade, or those Milestone and Kino Blu's you've been holding off on.

And Jules White was right. Collins wasn't as funny without his birthright nose.

That final gag with Dudley Dickerson is a real throwback to the silent era. That kind of stuff is not often seen in the 1940s.

RKO comedies were a staple during the early days of American Movie Classics. Oldies.com has three volumes of the RKO Kennedys and perhaps a similar number of the Leon Errolls. And VCI had both a Kennedy set and an Errol set on DVD for awhile, and these may still be in print.

I think he also banned the mention of Richard, M, and Roberts. Tough luck for anyone wishing to discuss Big Joe Roberts. And don't even start a post about M&M's.

I am wondering what incontrovertible evidence exists for Roscoe Arbuckle's generally agreed-upon directing credits prior to taking William Goodrich and his nom de director's chair . "Fronts" Grover Jones and Al St. John were no slouches as directors themselves. Do photos exist of Arbuckle ...