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According to contemporary papers a feature was partly shot at the Roach studios in the fall of 1935 starring Savo, announced title, THREE ON A BENCH. Don't know if this became the Haley film. Circa 1945 Jimmy Savo helped make a hit out of “One Meat Ball”, in a strange dawdling rendition that complet...

Personally, I’m still ambivalent about much of Brendel’s comedy but I’m a big fan of elbrendel.com, I’ve enjoyed all the stills and info you’ve unearthed and shared, Louie. His was a fascinating five-decade career with plenty of relevance for all those interested in entertainment history, and I for ...

Whatta coincidence--just uploaded on YouTube about a week ago by the CBC.



And Buster's interview with Fletcher Markle on CBC's TELESCOPE can be seen here:

http://archives.cbc.ca/arts_entertainme ... ips/14950/

Ian Elliot

Chris, just from a bit of googling around it appears that Georges Tzipine conducted and received composer credit for much of the inventory of two music libraries, that of Gaumont Newsreel in France (for which he was Music Director) and for the American-based MUTEL (Music For Television) Music Servic...

This doesn't clarify or prove much of anything, but there's an item in a Hollywood column by Wood Soanes, September 1941, "Arthur Martinelli, who made the first test of Harry Langdon more than 20 years ago is in charge of the cameras at Monogram, where Langdon is making 'Double Trouble'....&quo...

Chris, I think that by "Rilly Shave" Mrs. Keaton must have meant Philishave, the electric razor from the Philips company, sold as the Norelco razor in the U.S. (so says Wikipedia). I suspect this is the mysterious item Jack Dragga lists in his Keaton filmography, a 1962 "Canadian Elec...