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Silly me... I assumed sound film was naturally inferior to silent.

Isn't it?

If you flip through very many exhibitor reviews of the films they were booking in the mid-1920s, you discover pretty quickly that a lot of people flat-out hated Raymond Griffith and W. C. Fields. It's not hard to see why. In a world of childlike, silly/shabby comedians with hearts of gold, Griffith...

If you flip through very many exhibitor reviews of the films they were booking in the mid-1920s, you discover pretty quickly that a lot of people flat-out hated Raymond Griffith and W. C. Fields. It's not hard to see why. In a world of childlike, silly/shabby comedians with hearts of gold, Griffith...

If you didn't like Paths to Paradise or Hands Up! , then I doubt that you will like any of his other features. The Night Club does have Wallace Beery as a villain, but it's still a pretty low budget feature. I had the same basic problem with both films. In the case of Hands Up! I started the film w...

Unlike most of the personality comedians, Griffith always works best when he is paired with a strong female co-star, as is the case with Paths to Paradise and The NIght Club. IMO these are his two best, so seek these out any you may be a Ray Griffith fan for life. On your advice, I bought a DVD of ...

Here's a list surviving prime Griffith features (and his one surviving "raspie" short) that I've seen. White Tiger (1923) Changing Husbands (1924) Open All Night (1924) Miss Bluebeard (1925) Paths to Paradise (1925) The Night Club (1925) Hands Up! (1926) Trent's Last Case (1929) The Sleep...

Well, it doesn't sound like you've seen enough of Griffith to make an informed opinion David, and if you think HANDS UP is a dull film, an opinion made most likely while watching the film without an audience, I'm inclined to think it's you, not the film's fault. I've seen HANDS UP go over gangbuste...

Well, it doesn't sound like you've seen enough of Griffith to make an informed opinion David, and if you think HANDS UP is a dull film, an opinion made most likely while watching the film without an audience, I'm inclined to think it's you, not the film's fault. I've seen HANDS UP go over gangbuste...

Was he really that big of a deal, or is he an overrated figured foisted by Walter Kerr's fancy in 1975? HANDS UP and PATHS TO PARADISE are both great films. I really wish more of his stuff existed. He isn't my fave, but he's damn fine. I'd put him in the number 5 spot, after the Big Three and Charl...

Was he really that big of a deal, or is he an overrated figured foisted by Walter Kerr's fancy in 1975?