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Here's that rarity: a pretty good Mack Sennett talkie, all things being relative of course. Released December 7, 1930, directed by William Beaudine, who actually knew how to pace a talkie, and featuring Harry Gribbon, Yola D'Avril, Patsy O'Leary, Emma Tansey and George Pearce : https://www.youtube.c...

Here's a chunk of the last part of the Johnny Hines First National feature CHINATOWN CHARLIE (1928) featuring Harry Gribbon and Leo Sulky, probably all that is known to exist:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0keDE0iBnOo

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Here's a clip from the 1913 Universal Imp comedy that is apparently Lon Chaney's first billed performance, here having it out with Max Asher:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGp7CGRrzQc

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Al Christie independent released comedy featuring Dorothy Devore, Earl Rodney and Gino Corrado:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D36XOm_mRcI

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Here's a surviving chunk of another Vogue Comedy released by Mutual November 12, 1916, directed by Rube Miller and featuring Rube and Ben Turpin as amateur art thieves, supported by Larry Bowes, Lillian Hamilton, and Rosie Rosee (contrary to what the imd(um)b says, Paddy McGuire does not appear): ht...

Bert Wheeler made two Columbia two-reelers in 1950-51, here they are:

INNOCENTLY GUILTY (1950) :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=no9Tahvbw30&t=4s


THE AWFUL SLEUTH (1951) a remake of Charley Chase's THE BIG SQUIRT (1937):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4Cp9yv8UMg


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Universal Century Comedy released August 28, 1918, directed by james Davis and featuring Alice Howell with Hughey Mack, Bert Roach, James Finlayson, Leo White, Billy Armstrong:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CV9HXbXm8eA

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Damn, we lost one of the real funny people again today. I'm glad to hear other SCTV cast members saying that Joe was the heart and soul of SCTV. Behind the scenes, he was one of the most prolific writers and apparently was also the one who really shaped how the various episodes flowed. And of course...

Early Educational western comedy released April 20, 1930, directed by Stephen Roberts and featuring Al St. John, Addie McPhail, Ed Brady, Eddie Lambert, Al Thompson, and several silent western cowboys: Bill Patton, Art MIx and Bob Reeves. Shot at the old Mixville western town: https://www.youtube.co...

Ned Comstock passed away today. To those who don't know the name (and really, there shouldn't be anyone reading this site who doesn't, but I'm sure there are), he was one of the main librarians of the USC Cinema/TV Special Collections, the one who had been there for years and knew everything that th...