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by Rob Farr
Thu Mar 28, 2024 11:31 pm
Forum: SILENT MOVIE MAIN
Topic: Twelfth Night Directed by 17-Year-Old Orson Welles?
Replies: 0
Views: 6

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: 424

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: 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
by Rob Farr
Sat Feb 10, 2024 1:00 pm
Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
Topic: Her Friend The Bandit
Replies: 21
Views: 3898

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: 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.
by Rob Farr
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...
by Rob Farr
Sat Jan 27, 2024 10:47 am
Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
Topic: Her Friend The Bandit
Replies: 21
Views: 3898

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.
by Rob Farr
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.