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Thanks Richard, for letting me know about his review. And here are some other new reviews: Thomas Gladysz, Silent Film Examiner: http://www.examiner.com/x-7605-SF-Silent-Movie-Examiner~y2010m3d9-Mack-Sennetts-fun-factory Dennis King, Projections: http://blog.wimgo.com/projections/2010/03/08/kudos-f...

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A good review, but Scott always whines about the money. Sometimes I wonder if that's all he's interested in.


RICHARD M ROBERTS

Harry Sweet really had an interesting sense of rhythm and timing, and movements across the screen. one of the best ones I've seen (can't recall the title) had a plot similar to Seven Chances with Harry outracing unwanted brides and facing off against landlady Gail Henry in a tiny apartment. The who...

Has anyone actually seen a Charles Puffy comedy? I've only seen him in Fritz Lang films, plus a small part in OPEN ALL NIGHT. Sure, I have a print of TIGHT CARGO (1926) which Blackhawk had for a short time. He's okay, but it ain't that memorable. My favorite role for Puffy is the Cook in MOCKERY (1...

Onyx Pictures has caused all sorts of interest in anyone studying Hal Roach due to their publicity flyer that basically listed all the Hal Roach titles released by Pathe as their catalog. Yet I have never come upon one 16mm print of any Hal Roach title that I can trace to being an Onyx print. So I ...

So, Is it better for Brent for us to buy the book now, or will he have coppies at Slapsticon for which he will get 100% profit ( rather than splitting it with the bookstore). I did get a Barnes & Noble gift certificate for my birthday, and I am trying to wrangle up the rest of the finds. Agnes ...

Ahmm, Guys, it's very easy to figure out who did which scores on the Van Buren's : They're credited on the original Van Buren prints! Also, as I recall, the Van Buren Chaplin Mutuals were basically released in two series, and Rodemich did the first batch and Sharples did the second. RICHARD M ROBERTS

Funny you mention preserving Al Joy. I may have already mentioned this, so please excuse the lack of short term memory, but BOTH the Library of Congress and UCLA have prints of the "classic" Al Joy comedy THE HELPLESS HELPER. Do we have HATS OFF, no. LONDON AFTER MIDNIGHT, certainly not. ...

Good interview Richard. You were lucky that the host seemed to of had a partial knowledge of everything you were speaking of. Thanks Gary. Yeah, Bobby Emmett is a film buff, and a solid supporter of the Festival and the Niles Museum. He hosts a show on KFJC Saturday Mornings called the Norman Bates...

Hey Dere Gang, I was on the Bay Area KFJC Radio show THOUGHTLINE Monday night, interviewed by Robert Emmett and plugging the NIles MIdWinter Comedy Fest. Anyone interested in giving it a listen can download the MP3 file of the show here: http://www.kfjc.org/broadcast_archives/archives/1002081753h_th...