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by Eric Cohen
Wed Jul 23, 2014 1:38 pm
Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
Topic: Wife Savers ('28) stills
Replies: 0
Views: 4207

Wife Savers ('28) stills

Though pitched as another Beery-Hatton, this appears to be more of a follow-up to the previous year's Casey At the Bat with Beery, Ford Sterling and Zasu Pitts- and lookee- there's an uncredited Sterling Holloway. http://auctions.emovieposter.com/Bidding.taf?_function=detail&Auction_uid1=3513669...
by Eric Cohen
Fri Apr 18, 2014 10:31 pm
Forum: SILENT MOVIE MAIN
Topic: New April 2014 Grapevine releases incl. THE CANADIAN (26)
Replies: 0
Views: 5413

New April 2014 Grapevine releases incl. THE CANADIAN (26)

http://www.grapevinevideo.com/new_releases.html THE CANADIAN always impresses at screenings and fests. I'm excited to see it now on dvd. http://www.grapevinevideo.com/canadian.html Their release of CASEY AT THE BAT is also good news. http://www.grapevinevideo.com/casey-at-the-bat.html Rob Stone brou...
by Eric Cohen
Tue Jan 21, 2014 5:12 pm
Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
Topic: Hal Roach's Spat Family
Replies: 4
Views: 8420

Re: Hal Roach's Spat Family

Apie's Eider Rose
by Eric Cohen
Sat Jan 04, 2014 3:53 pm
Forum: SILENT MOVIE MAIN
Topic: Nitratevile Silliness: Silent Film Tragedies
Replies: 14
Views: 26692

Re: Nitratevile Silliness: Silent Film Tragedies

Yes, there are too many to list. I posted one, director Lynn Reynolds-suicide, but there are still so many obvious ones left, like Billie Ritchie. And how would you characterize "Smiling Bill" Parsons-actor, producer, director? Did he work himself to death? Was it stunt-related as implied ...
by Eric Cohen
Tue Sep 10, 2013 1:14 am
Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
Topic: Cinematek Channel on Youtube with rare silent comedies
Replies: 3
Views: 8349

Re: Cinematek Channel on Youtube with rare silent comedies

Did you notice? dept.:
At the 7:35 minute mark of Hubby's Night Out (Christie 1917), copies of Moving Picture World can be seen on the newstand rack. Only 15 cents.
by Eric Cohen
Fri Oct 05, 2012 6:30 pm
Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
Topic: A-Scouting We Will Go
Replies: 3
Views: 7934

Re: A-Scouting We Will Go

Try googling "Chic Sale." Lots of fashion boutiques. Video Yesteryear released the full feature length version (5 reels?) at the "correct projection speed" - 73 minutes - on VHS as The New School Teacher (googling that gets you a lot of porn sites}. http://com.miami.edu/movie/449...
by Eric Cohen
Fri Oct 05, 2012 6:05 am
Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
Topic: A-Scouting We Will Go
Replies: 3
Views: 7934

A-Scouting We Will Go

Grapevine's bonus short for their dvd of Guardians of the Wild(1928) is this mystery two-reeler, listed on silentera.com w/o the hyphen. Grapevine's facebook page is requesting help i.d.'ing it.
by Eric Cohen
Tue May 24, 2011 2:02 pm
Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
Topic: Slapsticon 2011 Cancelled
Replies: 4
Views: 9755

Re: Slapsticon 2011 Cancelled

DRAT!