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- Sun Mar 24, 2024 11:17 am
- Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
- Topic: Chaplin In The Eye of the Beholder
- Replies: 7
- Views: 422
Re: Chaplin In The Eye of the Beholder
I hate AI. It makes everything and everyone stupider.
- Fri Mar 01, 2024 7:06 pm
- Forum: CLASSIC TELEVISION
- Topic: HARVEY with Art Carney (1958)
- Replies: 1
- Views: 254
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
- Sat Feb 10, 2024 1:00 pm
- Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
- Topic: Her Friend The Bandit
- Replies: 21
- Views: 3897
Re: Her Friend The Bandit
Do you offer English-language versions of your books, Thierry? Can they be ordered as eBooks or PDFs?
- Sat Feb 10, 2024 12:54 pm
- Forum: SOUND COMEDY MAIN
- Topic: POKER WIDOWS (1931) Arthur Stone, Patsy O'Leary
- Replies: 4
- Views: 766
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.
- Fri Feb 09, 2024 10:38 am
- Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
- Topic: HOLD YOUR BREATH (1921) Charles Dorety, Bert Roach
- Replies: 4
- Views: 601
- Fri Feb 02, 2024 1:23 pm
- Forum: SOUND COMEDY MAIN
- Topic: EX-PLUMBER (1931) Lloyd Hamilton, Addie McPhail
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1336
Re: EX-PLUMBER (1931) Lloyd Hamilton, Addie McPhail
This looks to have about a third of its running time cut. Ex-Plumber was released at 21 minutes and this thing clocks in at 13.5. Early TV used to program 15-minute times slots on occasion, and the distributor may have offered some shorts to fit that length. Either way, it looks like it was edited w...
- Sat Jan 27, 2024 10:47 am
- Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
- Topic: Her Friend The Bandit
- Replies: 21
- Views: 3897
Re: Her Friend The Bandit
Hello Mabel has turned up and Chaplin's not in it. The most likely bet for the Chaplin-Normand-Booker frame grab is some promotional film or newsreel promoting the Keystone brand. Why just two frames survived and how they came into the possession of Maurice Bessy is anyone's guess.
- Fri Nov 24, 2023 9:42 am
- Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
- Topic: from DFI: Pat and Patachon - The Danish Duo that Conquered Germany
- Replies: 3
- Views: 9484
Re: from DFI: Pat and Patachon - The Danish Duo that Conquered Germany
I want to see this! Can you post the URL?
- Thu Oct 12, 2023 10:00 am
- Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
- Topic: SPUDS (1927) Larry Semon
- Replies: 4
- Views: 6518
Re: SPUDS (1927) Larry Semon
It is a wonderful comedy, with a heartfelt tribute to Chaplin, that is laden with gobs of racial humor. I would expect to see Topsy and Eva released on home video before this one.
- Fri Oct 06, 2023 10:41 am
- Forum: SOUND COMEDY MAIN
- Topic: MICKEY'S SURPRISE (1929) Mickey McGuire
- Replies: 0
- Views: 12488
MICKEY'S SURPRISE (1929) Mickey McGuire
Here is the second talkie in the series. Apparently, like MICKEY'S MIDNIGHT FOLLIES, talent shows were popular settings because you could stage the whole thing on one set. And if your kid actors couldn't sing - instant comedy! https://youtu.be/RVhL2kpvZvE?si=HjcP749O4EMHOLv-