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by William Ferry
Tue Oct 03, 2023 8:49 pm
Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
Topic: Buster Keaton in UK ad for the "Rover Metro"
Replies: 1
Views: 8476

Re: Buster Keaton in UK ad for the "Rover Metro"

Or that car in SEVEN CHANCES that miraculously went from point of origin to destination without seeming to move.
by William Ferry
Thu Sep 21, 2023 5:42 pm
Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
Topic: Coming From the Sprocket Vault..............
Replies: 8
Views: 12070

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

All I feel qualified to comment, aside from my previous thanks, is this: I'll buy it when it's announced, and I'll leave a nice review on Amazon (or whatever shopping outlet will have it). And if I may be so bold, that's advice worth heeding by anyone who wants to start a gripefest.
by William Ferry
Tue Sep 19, 2023 6:19 pm
Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
Topic: Coming From the Sprocket Vault..............
Replies: 8
Views: 12070

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: 5731

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: 15075

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: 15075

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: 7392

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: 4388

Re: Finally! A Book on Al Christie

Looking forward to my copy arriving tomorrow!