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- Thu May 09, 2024 3:54 pm
- Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
- Topic: SCM'S Upcoming 15th Anniversary
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1047
Re: SCM'S Upcoming 15th Anniversary
Richard, this is one of maybe three sites I visit daily. I'm glad to be a member, and this is an anniversary well worth celebrating. Thanks for all the knowledge you've imparted. I'm looking forward to what's to come. On a side note, I was finally able to scrounge a copy of SMILEAGE GUARANTEED, and...
- Wed May 08, 2024 6:49 pm
- Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
- Topic: IN WRONG (1914) Charlie De Forrest, Vivian Prescott
- Replies: 0
- Views: 114
IN WRONG (1914) Charlie De Forrest, Vivian Prescott
One of the rare surviving Crystal Comedies starring Charlie De Forrest and Vivan Prescott released by Universal June 23, 1914, directed by Phillips Smalley:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t71g4UIEgPk
RICHARD M ROBERTS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t71g4UIEgPk
RICHARD M ROBERTS
- Wed May 08, 2024 6:41 pm
- Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
- Topic: RIGADIN DOMESTIQUE (1912) Charles Prince
- Replies: 0
- Views: 63
RIGADIN DOMESTIQUE (1912) Charles Prince
I swear Charles Prince looks like Lon Chaney's Phantom of the Opera (except he's not wearing any makeup), but here's another one of his comedies from 1912:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DYCgWQMOlo
RICHARD M ROBERTS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DYCgWQMOlo
RICHARD M ROBERTS
- Wed May 08, 2024 10:56 am
- Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
- Topic: ON YOUR TOES (1927) Reginald Denny, Barbara Worth
- Replies: 0
- Views: 310
ON YOUR TOES (1927) Reginald Denny, Barbara Worth
The imdb lists this 1927 Reginald Denny feature as "lost". Well, here's the first reel:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRg5nQ5A9MA
RICHARD M ROBERTS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRg5nQ5A9MA
RICHARD M ROBERTS
- Wed May 08, 2024 10:42 am
- Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
- Topic: TAXI DOLLS (1929) Jack Cooper
- Replies: 0
- Views: 253
TAXI DOLLS (1929) Jack Cooper
One of the late Mack Sennett silent "Taxi Man" comedies released by Pathe April 14, 1929, directed by Del Lord, and featuring Jack Cooper, Otto Fries, Virginia Vance, Jack Lloyd and Glen Cavender:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=elwwgEnHFiI
RICHARD M ROBERTS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=elwwgEnHFiI
RICHARD M ROBERTS
- Tue May 07, 2024 10:47 pm
- Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
- Topic: SCM'S Upcoming 15th Anniversary
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1047
SCM'S Upcoming 15th Anniversary
Good God, while typing up our new opening for Membership post, it did indeed dawn on me that June 1 is the Fifteenth Anniversary of Silent Comedy Mafia! Not that we really care or pay attention to that sort of thing, but, kinda like our 10th Anniversary, one toss of confetti, and a quick hoorah, now...
- Tue May 07, 2024 10:39 pm
- Forum: RULES and GUIDELINES
- Topic: Silent Comedy Mafia reopens for new members---again!
- Replies: 0
- Views: 982
Silent Comedy Mafia reopens for new members---again!
So what in the holy hell has been going on with our hit numbers of late? We've been breaking records for numbers of people reading this site for awhile and now the site seems to have viewing numbers almost always in triple digits and between 300-700 at any given period in time. And our security-IT p...
- Tue May 07, 2024 5:04 pm
- Forum: SILENT MOVIE MAIN
- Topic: Nitrateville Correction Dept: ISLE OF LOST SHIPS (1929)
- Replies: 0
- Views: 914
Nitrateville Correction Dept: ISLE OF LOST SHIPS (1929)
https://www.nitrateville.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=35402 Sorry to have to correct William K Everson, but the Library of Congress's print of ISLE OF LOST SHIPS is a complete silent version, I saw it at the 1990 Saginaw Cinesation and the film had complete intertitles and was terrific. I have no ide...
- Wed May 01, 2024 12:54 am
- Forum: CLASSIC TELEVISION
- Topic: Ralph Williams Car Commercial (1960's)
- Replies: 0
- Views: 730
Ralph Williams Car Commercial (1960's)
Even before Cal Worthington gave away his first Broc-A-Brella hat, the king of Los Angeles Car Dealers was Ralph Williams, whom California late show-watchers from the late 60's-early 70's will recall well. He actually started with Leon Ames Ford (yes, the actor also sold cars) and sold so well that ...
- Tue Apr 30, 2024 9:09 pm
- Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
- Topic: CENSORSHIP AND IT'S ABSURDITIES (1915) Edison Film
- Replies: 0
- Views: 527
CENSORSHIP AND IT'S ABSURDITIES (1915) Edison Film
Mark Swan put this together for Edison in 1915, it kinda speaks for itself:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYA_Y3rPUHY
RICHARD M ROBERTS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYA_Y3rPUHY
RICHARD M ROBERTS