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I have to correct a recent statement made by Ben Model regarding his current Kickstartered Tom Mix Blu-Ray: https://www.nitrateville.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=33128 and the 1922 Mix film SKY HIGH, in which he states: "This film has never been available on home video. (Unless you count a 2010 ...

An actually funny Mack Sennett-Educational talkie, directed by Mack Sennett and featuring Harry Gribbon, andy Clyde, Marjorie Beebe, Patsy O'Leary, Bert Swor, Hubert Diltz, Del Porter, Art Rowlands, Earl Stafford, and Kathryn Stanley:

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

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From April 29, 1952, broadcast on NBC, Berle even manages to crack up old pro Boris as he rips off Abbott and Costello:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0gLMm4bPwQ

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An Educational comedy released November 27, 1932 starring vaudevillian and radio performer Tom Howard, directed by Aubrey Scotto and featuring Howard with his partner George Shelton, Owen Martin, Delores Demonde, Barton McLane and Donald Macbride. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kom2ZszE13c Geno Cud...

One of the William J Burns Detective Mysteries shorts released by Educational in 1931 (and not Fox, as the endless opening history lesson says, Fox didn't start distributing Educational releases until the 1933-34 season):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vI3d089ZixU

Patricola and West in another Educational comedy:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hEMIWOiwbc


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The early Essanay Turpin's continue, this one from 1908:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtUfk0jXBWQ

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Another early Ben Turpin Essanay appearance from 1909 which shows kids were just as annoying over 100 years ago as today:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MHOdLpSEIA

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As it says, here's the first reel of Ben's Vogue comedy CAUGHT IN THE END (1917):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXRkfe5Cd4o&t=129s

And here's the first reel of Ben's Mack Sennett comedy ROMEO AND JULIET (1924):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKaxeo32qRI&t=9s


RICHARD M ROBERTS

Two Educationals starring Tom Patricola (but no Buster West, despite the Atlas TV titles):

THE GOOD BAD MAN (1933):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-74QoUnlJ8

NORTH OF ZERO (1934):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZuB2heRy8Y


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