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by Richard M Roberts
Wed Dec 13, 2023 6:44 pm
Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
Topic: David Wyatt Tribute at Kennington Bioscope
Replies: 1
Views: 4838

David Wyatt Tribute at Kennington Bioscope

A Memorial Tribute to David Wyatt, who passed away last year, was done at the recent SILENT LAUGHTER weekend a the Kennington Bioscope in London, here it is:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=drEk0pqWUpE

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by Richard M Roberts
Tue Dec 12, 2023 9:55 am
Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
Topic: TROUBLE BREWING (1924) Larry Semon, Oliver Hardy
Replies: 6
Views: 7608

Re: TROUBLE BREWING (1924) Larry Semon, Oliver Hardy

Okay, that's impressive, thanks Tommie.

BTW, that's not Spencer Bell in LIGHTNING LOVE, that's Curtis McHenry in both that and TROUBLE BREWING.


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by Richard M Roberts
Mon Dec 11, 2023 6:43 pm
Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
Topic: TROUBLE BREWING (1924) Larry Semon, Oliver Hardy
Replies: 6
Views: 7608

Re: TROUBLE BREWING (1924) Larry Semon, Oliver Hardy

[quote="Tommie Hicks"]There is a Jaimito version of this film with about three more minutes of content.

{/quote]

Well, goody fot it. Give us a link and we'll be impressed. Otherwise, we're happy to see what we have.


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by Richard M Roberts
Sun Dec 10, 2023 1:43 am
Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
Topic: TROUBLE BREWING (1924) Larry Semon, Oliver Hardy
Replies: 6
Views: 7608

Re: TROUBLE BREWING (1924) Larry Semon, Oliver Hardy

Thank you Richard, good to finally see the last of Larry's Vitagraphs, Smith was right, it resembles numerous Semon shorts of the last few seasons. I was almost disappointed when a satchel bag containing money didn't show up in the first ten minutes- a common plot point in so many post-1920 Semon c...
by Richard M Roberts
Sat Dec 09, 2023 5:42 pm
Forum: SOUND COMEDY MAIN
Topic: HATTA MARRI (1932) Harry Gribbon
Replies: 0
Views: 6967

HATTA MARRI (1932) Harry Gribbon

Another Mack Sennett- Educarional talkie from 1932 with Harry Gribbon and Dorothy Granger:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQTDWNZLloo

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by Richard M Roberts
Fri Dec 08, 2023 12:36 am
Forum: SOUND COMEDY MAIN
Topic: THE GREAT PIE MYSTERY (1931) Harry Gribbon, Harry Myers
Replies: 1
Views: 3571

THE GREAT PIE MYSTERY (1931) Harry Gribbon, Harry Myers

One of the best of the Mack Sennett talkies (not that that is saying much) released by Educational October 25, 1931, directed by Del Lord and featuring Harry Gribbon, Harry Myers, Alma Bennett, May Boley, George Gray, Rychard Cramer and Marvin Loback: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmemgvBayOo RICH...
by Richard M Roberts
Thu Dec 07, 2023 5:47 am
Forum: SOUND COMEDY MAIN
Topic: KEYHOLE KATIE (1933) Gay Seabrook, Eleanor hunt
Replies: 0
Views: 9468

KEYHOLE KATIE (1933) Gay Seabrook, Eleanor hunt

Al Christie-produced Educational Comedy released January 15, 1933, directed by Charles Lamont, and featuring Gay Seabrook, Eleanor Hunt, John T. Murray, Georgia O'Dell, Toby Wing, Buddy Messinger and Billy Engle:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vr4KABzOt8&t=95s


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by Richard M Roberts
Thu Dec 07, 2023 5:43 am
Forum: SOUND COMEDY MAIN
Topic: THE LINE'S BUSY (1932) Arthur Stone, Dorothy Granger
Replies: 0
Views: 9016

THE LINE'S BUSY (1932) Arthur Stone, Dorothy Granger

Another Mack Sennett Educational Comedy, released April 23 1932, directed by Leslie Pearce, and featuring Arthur Stone, George Byron, Dorothy Granger, Nancy Lyon, Marvin Loback, and George Gray:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrrIKYfJMR8&t=53s

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by Richard M Roberts
Thu Dec 07, 2023 5:39 am
Forum: SOUND COMEDY MAIN
Topic: WHO'S WHO IN THE ZOO (1931) Billy Bevan, spec O'Donnell
Replies: 0
Views: 9163

WHO'S WHO IN THE ZOO (1931) Billy Bevan, spec O'Donnell

One of the few Mack Sennett talkies Billy Bevan appeared in, released by Educational October 11, 1931, directed by Babe Stafford and featuring Billy with Rosemary Theby, Spec O'Donnell, Billy Barty, and Fred "Snowflake" Toombes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLPJJ1O9_7w Despite what Atla...
by Richard M Roberts
Wed Dec 06, 2023 9:33 pm
Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
Topic: HAPPY DAYS (1926) Winnie Winkle
Replies: 0
Views: 9028

HAPPY DAYS (1926) Winnie Winkle

One of the West Brothers-Weiss Brothers comedies from 1926, directed by Arvid Gillstrom and featuring Ethelyn Gibson (Mrs. Billy West), Billy Butts, Harry Martel, Art Hammonds, and Jack Raymond:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y45VCG7z7MQ

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