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by Rob Farr
Sat May 11, 2024 11:54 am
Forum: SOUND COMEDY MAIN
Topic: RULE 'EM AND WEEP (1932, Masquers Club)
Replies: 0
Views: 28

RULE 'EM AND WEEP (1932, Masquers Club)

A good early Masquer's Club comedy starring Sam Hardy, Glen Tryon, James Gleason, Syd Saylor, Max Davidson, and directed by Harry Sweet.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVQirvLym7o
Tho it doesn't matter who plays The Masque. It always gives me the creeps.
by Rob Farr
Mon Apr 29, 2024 8:44 pm
Forum: CLASSIC TELEVISION
Topic: MILTON BERLE SHOW (color, 1958)
Replies: 1
Views: 321

MILTON BERLE SHOW (color, 1958)

Supposedly the first network full-color broadcast, from Berle’s collection and restored by UCLA. https://youtu.be/nk8jIPbEBwk?si=whbXsUEljLBZaMo9
by Rob Farr
Sun Apr 21, 2024 4:45 pm
Forum: CLASSIC TELEVISION
Topic: A WILD WINTERS NIGHT (1964) Jonathan Winters
Replies: 0
Views: 19782

A WILD WINTERS NIGHT (1964) Jonathan Winters

Another one from the George Schlatter archives: A Wild Winters Night with guest star Art Carney. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMWjaB2clCk
by Rob Farr
Tue Apr 09, 2024 10:09 am
Forum: CLASSIC TELEVISION
Topic: BURLESQUE IS ALIVE AND WELL IN BURBANK
Replies: 0
Views: 16998

BURLESQUE IS ALIVE AND WELL IN BURBANK

From the Kingdom of Moronika, the 3 Stooges discussion board. George Schlatter has systematically been posting video from his archives on his Clown Jewels YouTube channel. Yes, you read right. 93 year old George "Laugh-In" Schlatter has been going through his vaults and as I type this he i...
by Rob Farr
Thu Mar 28, 2024 11:31 pm
Forum: SOUND MOVIE MAIN
Topic: Twelfth Night Directed by 17-Year-Old Orson Welles?
Replies: 1
Views: 15274

Twelfth Night Directed by 17-Year-Old Orson Welles?

This was posted on Wellesnet.com: https://www.wellesnet.com/orson-welles-twelfth-night/ I gather its a kind of Frankenstein made from a 1933 production and a 1940 production. Kodachrome 16mm film wasn't introduced until 1935 so I assume that whatever color footage we see was from the later productio...
by Rob Farr
Sun Mar 24, 2024 11:17 am
Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
Topic: Chaplin In The Eye of the Beholder
Replies: 7
Views: 16150

Re: Chaplin In The Eye of the Beholder

I hate AI. It makes everything and everyone stupider.
by Rob Farr
Fri Mar 01, 2024 7:06 pm
Forum: CLASSIC TELEVISION
Topic: HARVEY with Art Carney (1958)
Replies: 1
Views: 8717

HARVEY with Art Carney (1958)

This Dupont Show-of-the-Month has plenty of familiar names in the supporting cast, including Fred Gwynne, Marion Lorne, Elizabeth Montgomery, Jack Westin, Larry Blyden, and Charlotte Rae. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LduyurNLEkY
by Rob Farr
Sat Feb 10, 2024 1:00 pm
Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
Topic: Her Friend The Bandit
Replies: 21
Views: 23754

Re: Her Friend The Bandit

Do you offer English-language versions of your books, Thierry? Can they be ordered as eBooks or PDFs?
by Rob Farr
Sat Feb 10, 2024 12:54 pm
Forum: SOUND COMEDY MAIN
Topic: POKER WIDOWS (1931) Arthur Stone, Patsy O'Leary
Replies: 4
Views: 10219

Re: POKER WIDOWS (1931) Arthur Stone, Patsy O'Leary

Even Paramount figured out how to make a successful Mack Sennett talkie feature: Million Dollar Legs. And Sennett had nothing to do with it.