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Aw, I missed it. Too busy to check in this morning, I didn’t see what locked down the thread and the Nitratevile Thought Police have already sanitized it. I see Harris clings to his “fact” that he teaches at the Tinpot Mexican College, which, whether it be true or not, gives no further credibility t...

proving nothing, there *does* appear to be a Technologico de Monterrey - http://www.itesm.mx/wps/portal?WCM_GLOBAL_CONTEXT= but I can't seem to find a "Mark H. Harris" as a member of its faculty. Working for a technical university myself, I can't say I'm particularly impressed by a "...

Didn't Lupino Lane do very well appearing in British features in the 30's and appearing in live stage productions going early television up until his death? Heck yeah, Lane was a British Theatrical Institution to the day he died, with two theatrical annuities, TWENTY TO ONE and ME AND MY GIRL, whic...

What was it about banning comics in 1928? Hamilton, Adams.....anyone else? I believe Aaron Burr was acting up at that time... Were these Will Hayes sanctioned bans, trying to show teeth in the production code at a time when they were toothless? Was Chase thumbing his nose at the authorities by givi...

The title of the Worst Theatrical Short Ever Made goes to Kids Will be Kids starring the execrable Mischief Makers. http://youtu.be/4ARMaLkneoQ That one gets my vote, followed by the 3-D short DOWN THE HATCH (1953) with Harry Mimmo, which is actually a remake of THE SEA SQUAWK (1925) with Harry Lan...

[quote="Rob Farr"]Actually, the NNN "Wisconsin Mark" eventually gives up his name: Mark R. Harris Profesor de humanidades Tecnologico de Monterrey, Campus Sinaloa Blvd. Pedro Infante 3773 Culiacan, CP 80100, Sinaloa, Mexico [quote] Yes, but he also calls himself "Wisconsin M...

Why did some clowns make the transition from silent to sound better than others? What were the determining factors? Every reason you could imagine: Luck (mainly), talent, lifespan, tolerance for alcohol, financial and studio status, audience tastes. But time was basically going to be the enemy of m...

Unfortunately it has Italian Subtitles, but here's a harder to see Larry Semon:








RICHARD M ROBERTS

Here's a fun little "surprise" appearance Groucho made on the Steve Allen show:








RICHARD M ROBERTS

Well, that thread over at Nitratevile has become one of the sites classic old wankfests, with hackles raised and hairs split into infinity, and Gebert and the thought police raising their usual ugly heads to kill the discussion as it becomes an interesting if somewhat monotonous argument about the w...