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Nothing EARTH SHATTERING here, so Richard, you will not lose any sleep! I am writing on an inquiry from Rich Finegan about the 1944 short “Mopey Dope” which will be showing at Capitolfest this year. Rich originally found this lobby card: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v228/robertpollard/MopeyDop...

Ahm, is it just me, or does that look more like Paul Parrott than Charley Chase? And that's definitely Marvin Loback next to Kalla Pasha in that one shot.

RICHARD M ROBERTS

At various festivals in the past few years we have seen a few Columbia Comedy 2-reelers not included in the TV package, most notably the ones by Charley Chase. Capitolfest in Rome, NY have just announced that they will be showing the 1944 El Brendel/Harry Langdon short "Mopey Dope" in Aug...

Here's a link to David's blog on THE PASSIONATE PLUMBER. I find ALL of Buster's MGM talkies to be horrible slogs (just forced myself to sit through all of DOUGHBOYS out of some sense of obligation), but I guess David's point in this one is that, among all the noise, it lets Buster be Buster more th...

I could read David Kalat's stuff until the cows come home... or better yet, maybe I should read the cow's stuff until Kalat comes home. Either way... http://moviemorlocks.com/2011/01/29/keaton-international/#more-32004 I like David Kalats writing even when I completely disagree with it, which is re...

Without having seen the first two shorts in the Langdon-Roach series I can still state without qualms that these films just got better as the series went along. SKIRT SHY and THE HEAD GUY both have moments, THE FIGHTING PARSON is a coherent gem straight through, THE BIG KICK is an assemblage of pri...

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Sounds like a great lineup so far, Richard. Any chance of Lehrman's FOR LADIES ONLY (1927) making the cut this year? Nope. Folks, if you want to make requests, make them to me privately. We do try to honor them, but I'm not going to spend time talking on group about what we're NOT going to show at ...

Can we try to get one or both of the last two of the rarely-seen Columbia Charley Chase shorts? - FROM BAD TO WORSE (1937) THE CHUMP TAKES A BUMP (1939) Whattye mean "we" Finegan? You can "try" to do whatever the hell you like. As to the Chase Columbias mentioned, Slapsticon mig...

Hey Gang, It's time to start talking of Slapsticon 2011! And below is our first preliminary list of titles to be shown. We have a number still under wraps awaiting to see if certain restorations get finished in time for this years fest, but at least we can begin whetting your appetite: SEEING THINGS...