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Oddly enough Chris, UCLA has soundtrack negative on THE SPY, but no picture material in the Paramount Collection, but it may indeed exist on 16mm out there in the old NTA package.


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Here's Alistair Cookes home movie of a sea cruise he took with Charles Chaplin and Paulette Goddard:







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what more do you want to know? I id'ed that still you had a few years ago. It's an early Paramount talkie short from 1929. RICHARD M ROBERTS Don't know why this didn't post before, but I'll try again: not me boss (though I would be interested in who *does* have a still from this and why.) I guess i...

Its from THE BRIDE-TO-BE. We have another still from the short on page 245 of SMILEAGE GUARANTEED and Jobyna's in the same dress and the same extras are identifiable.

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christopher connelly wrote:anyone have any information on this 1929 paramount short with Tom Howard?

what more do you want to know? I id'ed that still you had a few years ago. It's an early Paramount talkie short from 1929.


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Well, well well. Isn't this interesting. Seems you are not allowed to mention silent comedy mafia over at silentcomedians whatsoever. A poster over there was asking a question about rights issues regarding publishing stills, lobby cards, etc from silent comedies in books. I answered telling him the...

Hey Kids, Here's one for Halloween, ol creepy Conrad and Company in several tales calculated to keep you in ...........anxiety. The cool thing is they actually seem to be sending up expressionist acting styles, a German silent with a laugh or two, whoda thunk? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAaEqSwe...

Louie Despres wrote:I know. I was thinking Walter Hiers in the middle, but wasn't sure.

Definitely not Walter Hiers, and he was dead by 33 anyhoo.

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Louie Despres wrote:Another round for you all!

http://www.elbrendel.com/2013/10/el-with-3-at-party.html

You're on your own with this lot Louie. The heavyset guy looks a bit like Bert Roach, but zero bells ringin' on the rest of them.


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Here's another one with Dunn, this time featuring him as a Chinese launderer. I have a note that it could be 'One Stormy Orphan'. Any thoughts?... http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCj2dPzt7WQj1XIIOaNA8jPQ/videos ONE STORMY ORPHAN is what I have the same copy listed as, but have never found a listing ...