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I'm looking at a small piece in the September 23, 1916 issue of the Titusville (PA) Herald , page 5, touting the newest Ritchie comedy for L-Ko, FALSE FRIENDS AND FIRE ALARMS. After touting the merits of the comedy itself, the article goes on to say: "He is becoming one of the favorite comedia...

Gary Johnson wrote:What was behind Sennett's thinking at this time to expand the production schedule to include 2-reelers - artistic integrity or a chance for larger profits?

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RICHARD M ROBERTS

Thank you so much for all of your help. I really appreciate it. I was beginning to circle around THREE FACES WEST myself after Steve's comment about STEPPING IN THE GAS, but was struggling to find a synopsis or a contemporary image to confirm it, so I am glad that you confirmed it for me Richard. T...

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RICHARD M ROBERTS

Yep, this is another of those J.C. Cook-Sovereign-Sun Pictures two-reelers called THREE FACES WEST (1927). The star is Kenneth MacDonald, who's in the suit, and the plaid shirt, the heavy-set guy is Cliff Cook, the gal is Clara Horton, and the older guy is MIlton Fahrney, and, of course, MIlburn Mor...

I wish you could post larger pics of these frame grabs, they blow up pretty fuzzy.


RICHARD M ROBERTS

Post all of the images you have, I'm still not convinced that this is necessarily a western.

Linda says "hi" back to Karen and Ed, as do I.


RICHARD M ROBERTS

Who appears to play the lead? Is it Chesebro? I know Chesebro and Morante appear together in WOLFS BLOOD (1925), but that's a logging story, not a mining story. Both Morante and Chesebro worked endlessly in the independent film industry in the 20's and 30's and still have a good deal of unidentified...

Well, I'm working from memory here, but Gertrude Selby was credited with being in SIN ON THE SABBATH (12/08/1915) which I've seen twice and starred Louise Orth and Alice Howell, but I don't recall having seen Selby in it, nor have I ever seen her credited for this film anywhere else. And Universal ...

Can anyone confirm that the biographies and credits included therein were always submitted by the individuals themselves rather than compiled by the staff? I found a form for submission in the back of the 1918 edition, but a quick perusal (perhaps too quick) of the 1916 edition did not reveal a for...