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by William Ferry
Fri May 15, 2020 6:47 pm
Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
Topic: Essanay Sweedie clip - Wallace Beery, Leo White
Replies: 6
Views: 10195

Re: Essanay Sweedie clip - Wallace Beery, Leo White

Thanks, Ed! I really enjoyed his Vitaphone Movie Memories shorts, which are available as part of a Warner Archives set, Vitaphone Cavalcade Of Musical Comedy Shorts. Snarky, yes, but always good to see rare clips.
by William Ferry
Fri May 15, 2020 9:24 am
Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
Topic: Essanay Sweedie clip - Wallace Beery, Leo White
Replies: 6
Views: 10195

Re: Essanay Sweedie clip - Wallace Beery, Leo White

Is the narrator for this series the same one who did a similar series around the same time for Vitaphone?
by William Ferry
Fri May 15, 2020 12:45 am
Forum: SOUND COMEDY MAIN
Topic: MOLLY AND ME (1929) Joe E. Brown excerpt
Replies: 3
Views: 7837

Re: MOLLY AND ME (1929) Joe E. Brown excerpt

Okay William Ferry, we know you're one of our frequent readers and we caught you making your "guess" yesterday over at Nitwitvile answering some nameless ones question as to what this film really was without copping to where you got that info, kinda tacky Ferry. RICHARD M ROBERTS In my de...
by William Ferry
Wed Apr 29, 2020 7:33 pm
Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
Topic: HOT SPORTS (1929) Monty Collins, Vernon Dent
Replies: 3
Views: 7683

Re: HOT SPORTS (1929) Monty Collins, Vernon Dent

This short is one of my favorites. I still have my old Blackhawk 8mm print, one of the earliest I bought. It's almost a precursor of the '30s Columbia shorts: Monty Collins, Vernon Dent, directed by Jules White, presumably produced by Jack White. Even the gag with the fruit tossed in the singer's mo...
by William Ferry
Wed Apr 15, 2020 1:43 pm
Forum: SOUND COMEDY MAIN
Topic: Joe Frisco THE HAPPY HOTTENTOTS 1930 with Billy Gilbert
Replies: 2
Views: 7358

Re: Joe Frisco THE HAPPY HOTTENTOTS 1930 with Billy Gilbert

This ranks in my Top 5 of all Vitaphone shorts (along with SHARPS AND FLATS with The Conlins and THE BEAU BRUMMELS with Shaw and Lee).
by William Ferry
Wed Apr 15, 2020 1:16 pm
Forum: SOUND COMEDY MAIN
Topic: HARRY LANGDON AT HAL ROACH: THE TALKIES 1929-30
Replies: 28
Views: 47858

Re: HARRY LANGDON AT HAL ROACH: THE TALKIES 1929-30

Good afternoon, fellow Mafiosi! I was delighted to receive my set yesterday (thank you, UPS). Naturally, I sat right down to watch it, with the commentary track on. This was definitely worth waiting for, and I was delighted to post a five-star review on Amazon today. Thank you to Kit Parker Films, a...
by William Ferry
Tue Apr 07, 2020 9:57 pm
Forum: SOUND COMEDY MAIN
Topic: George Jessel and his Russian Art Choir
Replies: 3
Views: 7612

Re: George Jessel and his Russian Art Choir

Leaving us once again to ask the question we ask after seeing Jessel in ANYTHING: "What the hell is he doing there?". RICHARD M ROBERTS I like the observation that Scott Berg made, in THE SPEED OF SOUND, that seeing Jessel answers the question "What would have happened if Jessel made...
by William Ferry
Tue Mar 31, 2020 4:08 pm
Forum: SOUND COMEDY MAIN
Topic: "Broadway" comic strips: Clayton,Jackson & Durante
Replies: 4
Views: 8176

Re: "Broadway" comic strips: Clayton,Jackson & Durante

He's got a million of 'em! Thanks Ed!
by William Ferry
Fri Mar 27, 2020 8:49 am
Forum: SOUND COMEDY MAIN
Topic: How in the World Did Our SCM Founder Discover...
Replies: 2
Views: 5793

Re: How in the World Did Our SCM Founder Discover...

I certainly hope Elmer had a good agent and got paid royalties!
by William Ferry
Wed Mar 25, 2020 6:32 pm
Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
Topic: HASH AND HAVOC (1916) Hughey Mack, Jimmy Aubrey
Replies: 1
Views: 4644

Re: HASH AND HAVOC (1916) Hughey Mack, Jimmy Aubrey

How meta, as the youngsters would say. It's the circle of life, young Simba.

Ok officer, I'll go quietly.