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Posted yesterday by Joao Antônio Franz dos Santos, with thanks to Chris Seguin for forwarding the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WE0s-gTabHI Uli I have another silent print that I think is different than both of these. So, is that "Bound for Texas" song one of the great examples of...

It's called Amazon. Big department store on the Web. Right next door to where the minions of the CIA spy on all of us to learn our buying habits. Now they're going to find out I am Patriotic, dammit! Lazy. New rule from the Godfathers, no adverting online specials without applying the link. We has ...

Amazon Deal of the Day: 3 DVD collection of THIS IS THE ARMY (43), THANK YOUR LUCKY STARS (43) and HOLLYWOOD CANTEEN (44) going for $10 bucks. That's 75% off. Even if you don't care for all of these films (I get rather bored with Berlin's soldier show), it's still worth it. Well now, don't bother t...

Dino Everett wrote:Here is the Billy West clip, which may be the Band Master as you say Richard.

https://vimeo.com/105688457

Yep, it's THE BAND MASTER.


RICHARD M ROBERTS

Dino Everett wrote:OK so here is the link to the Monty Banks clip

https://vimeo.com/105603955

That's Sid Smith allright, and Bill Blaisdell playing the Cop, it's early 20's Monty Banks too before he got a little stockier, will look into this, as I 'm sure Steve will too.

RICHARD M ROBERTS

I'm almost embarrassed to admit this -- but only two years ago I sold a 16mm print of BERTH MARKS on eBay for $656. It was a common Blackhawk sound print with their remade titles. No MGM credits, not the Governor TV print, not the now-scarce silent version -- it was nothing special. You could tell ...

Richard M Roberts I have a spare print of BLACK OXFORDS I might let you have for $300. Unless you're joking, is that the average price for a 16mm silent comedy two-reeler print? Pasquale I'm joking, but in the case of a reasonably rare print, and two nutjobs on ebay determined to get it, you used t...

Up to seven five-star reviews so far, and number seven is from our own Ed Watz!

Thank You Ed, and say, I have a spare print of BLACK OXFORDS I might let you have for $300.


RICHARD M ROBERTS

Here's about a reel from BORN TO THE SADDLE (1929), a Universal Silent Western starring Ted Wells, Duane Thompson, and featuring Leo White in a supporting role: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_ZlSU7XEh4 Not too many Ted Wells Westerns exist in any form, certainly not the late silent Universals he ...

The only King Bee I recall with a monkey in it is THE BAND MASTER (1917), is it a smaller,organ-grinders type monkey or a chimp? It's literally an organ-grinders monkey in THE BAND MASTER whom Billy brings to a swank party to prove the Organ Grinder is crashing the party. There were scenes in the ki...