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by William Ferry
Tue Sep 19, 2023 6:19 pm
Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
Topic: Coming From the Sprocket Vault..............
Replies: 8
Views: 11893

Re: Coming From the Sprocket Vault..............

THE LIGHTER THAT FAILED! Ain't that a darb? Thank you, Richard!
by William Ferry
Fri Sep 15, 2023 7:43 pm
Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
Topic: CAMPING (1917) Victor Moore
Replies: 2
Views: 5655

Re: CAMPING (1917) Victor Moore

Very entertaining snippet. For a stage comedian, and one whose most memorable films were in the sound era, he made some funny silent comedies.
by William Ferry
Fri Aug 25, 2023 11:07 am
Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
Topic: Nitrateville Comment Dept: Laurel and Hardy Year One
Replies: 13
Views: 14894

Re: Nitrateville Comment Dept: Laurel and Hardy Year One

Richard, that was the best laugh I've had today, except for some Ben Turpin Blackhawk Films being delivered later.
by William Ferry
Thu Aug 24, 2023 4:27 pm
Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
Topic: Nitrateville Comment Dept: Laurel and Hardy Year One
Replies: 13
Views: 14894

Re: Nitrateville Comment Dept: Laurel and Hardy Year One

Oh, bushwa! For corn's sake (as Gildersleeve's nephew Leroy would say), buy what's available when it comes out. Your Charley Chase set, for example. The fact that EVERYTHING wasn't available all at once didn't stop me from buying volume one when it dropped. If people have this attitude, what incenti...
by William Ferry
Sat Aug 12, 2023 7:11 pm
Forum: SILENT MOVIE MAIN
Topic: TWISTED TRIGGERS (1926) Wally Wales, Jean Arthur
Replies: 2
Views: 6610

Re: TWISTED TRIGGERS (1926) Wally Wales, Jean Arthur

The print quality was excellent. I especially liked the camera pan behind the opening titles. Here's a good example of a relatively obscure film that's in great shape because it wasn't reissued 35 times. Also interesting to see Richard Thorpe's name on one of the endless budget pictures he helmed be...
by William Ferry
Tue Aug 01, 2023 5:23 pm
Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
Topic: Finally! A Book on Al Christie
Replies: 1
Views: 4343

Re: Finally! A Book on Al Christie

Looking forward to my copy arriving tomorrow!
by William Ferry
Fri Jul 21, 2023 7:00 pm
Forum: SILENT MOVIE MAIN
Topic: Nitrateville Nonsense: Is This Barbara Stanwyck in my 1927 film?
Replies: 2
Views: 6200

Re: Nitrateville Nonsense: Is This Barbara Stanwyck in my 1927 film?

Frankly, I thought she looked more like a slimmed down Nita Naldi with less eyeshadow. That being said, I don't know who it was, but I didn't think it was either of the stars named.
by William Ferry
Fri Jul 21, 2023 6:48 pm
Forum: SOUND MOVIE MAIN
Topic: Mafia Webinar: NO TIME FOR COMEDY
Replies: 2
Views: 7016

Re: Mafia Webinar: NO TIME FOR COMEDY

This webinar was especially entertaining from the perspective of it seeming more like a general conversation among film fans. I mean the kind where someone says, "That reminds me of so and so", and the discussion goes off on a whole different tangent. It's a good way to broaden the scope a...