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A continuous take, Natalie and the other person exit the carriage in turn, both land solidly on the ground, and all three actors smoothly cross each other's paths. At right, Buster's legs (box) as he helps Natalie down from the carriage. Did they stop mid-scene to dig a pit for the other person to ...

So, what are you trying to say John, do you think it is Arbuckle or not? because, the woman is definitely shorter than Arbuckle (Keaton barely comes up to Roscoe's shoulder in THE HAYSEED pic), Keaton is nearly the same height as the woman in OUR HOSPITALITY), and look at the neck wattles, which are...

No, it isn't, that's an older woman, who's much larger than a post-scandal Roscoe Arbuckle actually was.

This ID has been attempted and shot down before this, it isn't Arbuckle.

RICHARD M ROBERTS

Here's Harold Lloyd, interviewed by Dennis McCarthy on a radio show called THE COMEDIANS in September, 1970:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fC4pzxg ... =emb_title


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Dave Glass put up a nice, pretty complete two-reel version of the early Our gang comedy NO NOISE:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=asZ6WoL78Ic

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPDWx0N7XsQ

This is from WILD PAPA (Hal Roach-Pathe' released May 17, 1925) directed by Nick Barrows and Jay A Howe, a Spat Family comedy also featuring Katherine Grant and Oliver Hardy, who sadly does not appear in this clip.


RICHARD M ROBERTS

Ahhh good. I'd mentioned to Tommie Hicks I thought it may be DIZZIE DAZE. Thanks for confirming that. Dave Yeah, we ran it at one of the Slapsticons, and again, I have the other Chuckleheads parts to make a whole film ( I have basically TWO complete runs of Chuckleheads in 16mm). RICHARD M ROBERTS

Al Christie Comedy released by Educational October 14, 1923, directed by Scott Sidney, featuring Jimmie Adams, Charlotte Merriam, Babe London, George Burton and George K. French:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_U5_hA4Xvgs&t=32s


RICHARD M ROBERTS

Here's a Chuckleheads chunk of a Weiss Brother-Artclass comedy released December 1927 featuring Jimmy Aubrey and Bud Duncan:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkhJxvoKMrI

RICHARD M ROBERTS

Here's a 9.5 Pathex cutdown of a rare Hal Roach Dippy Do Dads comedy, released by Pathe' June 10, 1923, directed by Len Powers:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NksgsI_MQz4&t=10s

RICHARD M ROBERTS