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"Conjuror James" - That's the title on a Pathescope print. Film takes place in the Casino Theatre in Little Puddleton, where the boys are part of the Trimble Tourers. The show consists of some magic tricks, followed by some trick shooting, and culminating in a melodramatic piece that take...

Why do you care? Why am I bothering to answer? RICHARD M ROBERTS (yeah, i know we're supposed to be nice to newbies here on the Bunny Slope, but Pearson ain't a newbie) Because ZERO posts implies the newbie is all alone in the forest. Weren't you paying attention? DBP[/quote] Like this conversation...

Hi I was wondering if anybody knows where I can watch or be able to buy Arbuckle's talkie shorts he made at Warner Bros.--mainy watch online. Thanks. Sara Unfortunately, the Arbuckle talkie shorts are still the property of Warner Bros, and they are not currently available on DVD. BUZZIN AROUND was ...

David B Pearson wrote:Wow.

So, according to the FBI, the real names of the Four Marx Brothers were Julius, Leonard, Arthur and Zeppo.

DBP

Gummo was a fifth columnist.

RICHARD M ROBERTS

Because newbies might be intimidated by zero posts, and its the obvious starting question. Other obvious ones... Why is ranking beyond that utterly pointless? Why isn't (Fill in the blank) up there with the "Big Three?" Where is the line between a short comedy and a feature comedy. Where'...

Well now, shouldn't we say "accused pedophile" when referring to Gus Meins, or was he ever found guilty of any charges? I sometimes wonder if he didn't commit suicide just because the accusations would have been enough to have ended his career as a Director of childrens comedies or anythi...

Rob This is probably no help whatsoever, but MoMA seems to have some post-print Youngson material. Their print of WHY GIRLS SAY NO is missing exactly the footage that Youngson used in one of the comps (right now can't remember which one). Steve Youngson's own collection of material was purchased an...

Hi Chris I've never heard of James Parrott being gay, and he was married. In Randy Skretvedt's LAUREL AND HARDY there's a picture (pg 297 in the paperback edition) of Babe Hardy, and his wife Myrtle with Parrott and his wife Ruby at the 1936 Academy Awards (although they are sitting next to pedophi...

Last night, at our weekly movie night, we ran the 1946 Monogram film BRINGING UP FATHER, the first installment in the Jiggs and Maggie series the Studio released in the late forties based on the George McManus comic strip. We weren’t expecting much, but suffice to say we were all happily surprised b...

Louie Despres wrote:I just saw a copy of the book "The Keystone Kid: Tales of Early Hollywood" by Coy Watson Jr. and was wondering if this book is worthwhile picking up?

It's not a bad book, nice stills, and a good History of the Watson Clan. This guy says pick it up.

RICHARD M ROBERTS