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by Bruce Calvert
Fri Jan 15, 2010 9:51 pm
Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
Topic: Sierra Mountain Times: Tongue in Cheek with the Grand Sheik
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Sierra Mountain Times: Tongue in Cheek with the Grand Sheik

http://mysierramountaintimes.com/2010/01/tongue-in-cheek-with-the-grand-sheik-by-thomas-atkins/ Tongue in Cheek with the Grand Sheik by Thomas Atkins When it comes to comedic duos, today’s generation will quickly name off amusing actors such as Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson or Chris Farley and David S...
by Bruce Calvert
Mon Jan 11, 2010 11:47 pm
Forum: Books, DVDs, Broadcasts & Screenings
Topic: Fremont, CA: THE COUNT (1916), THE BELLBOY (1918), HIS ROYAL
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Fremont, CA: THE COUNT (1916), THE BELLBOY (1918), HIS ROYAL

http://www.nilesfilmmuseum.org/january_10.htm 7:30 p.m. Saturday, January 16th Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum Edison Theater 37417 Niles Blvd. Fremont, CA $5 admission THE COUNT (1916, Lone Star) Charlie Chaplin, Edna Purviance THE BELLBOY (1918, Comique) Roscoe Arbuckle, Buster Keaton HIS ROYAL S...
by Bruce Calvert
Fri Jan 08, 2010 10:17 pm
Forum: Research Archive
Topic: The Ever-Popular Mae Busch
Replies: 4
Views: 12738

Re: The Ever-Popular Mae Busch

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Stan and Mae in Chickens Come Home
by Bruce Calvert
Fri Jan 08, 2010 10:10 pm
Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
Topic: Liberty - (1929)
Replies: 3
Views: 7637

Re: Liberty - (1929)

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by Bruce Calvert
Fri Jan 08, 2010 10:03 pm
Forum: Books, DVDs, Broadcasts & Screenings
Topic: Topeka, Kansas Silent Film Festival
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Views: 5092

Topeka, Kansas Silent Film Festival

http://www.kssilentfilmfest.org/kssff2010/program.html Kansas Silent Film Festival Feb. 26 & 27, 2010 White Concert Hall Campus of Washburn University 17th and Jewell, Topeka, Kansas Fri. Feb. 26, 2010, starts at 7 p.m. Overture by the Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra Opening Titles performed ...
by Bruce Calvert
Tue Dec 22, 2009 11:02 am
Forum: Research Archive
Topic: The Ever-Popular Mae Busch
Replies: 4
Views: 12738

Re: The Ever-Popular Mae Busch

http://www.silentfilmstillarchive.com/stills/foolish_wives118.jpg Von Stroheim and (fourth from left) Mae Busch in Foolish Wives (1922). http://www.silentfilmstillarchive.com/stills/fixer_uppers013.jpg Mae, Oliver Hardy, Stan Laurel, and Charles Middleton in The Fixer Uppers (1935) http://www.silen...
by Bruce Calvert
Tue Dec 22, 2009 10:10 am
Forum: SOUND COMEDY MAIN
Topic: Herald Scotland: Slap of the Gods
Replies: 1
Views: 6180

Herald Scotland: Slap of the Gods

http://www.heraldscotland.com/arts-ents/film-tv-features/slap-of-the-gods-1.993676 Slap of the gods Laurel and Hardy: the classic slapstick pair Brian Beacom Published on 21 Dec 2009 Slapstick comedy: well, it’s just silly, isn’t it? After all, how much creative ­talent does it take to smack someone...
by Bruce Calvert
Tue Dec 15, 2009 8:48 pm
Forum: Books, DVDs, Broadcasts & Screenings
Topic: Bristol, England, UK: THE NAVIGATOR (1924)
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Views: 4638

Bristol, England, UK: THE NAVIGATOR (1924)

http://www.bristolsilents.org.uk/events.php?eventname=Something-Almost-Completely-Different Date: 21 January 2010 Location: Colston Hall, Bristol - 19:30 Bristol's Slapstick Silent Comedy Festival invites you to a star-studded evening of classic comedy and live entertainment for its Sixth Slapstick ...
by Bruce Calvert
Sat Nov 07, 2009 10:48 pm
Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
Topic: Star Ledger: Back on the tracks with Buster Keaton
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Views: 7054

Star Ledger: Back on the tracks with Buster Keaton

http://www.nj.com/entertainment/tv/index.ssf/2009/11/back_on_the_tracks_with_buster.html Back on the tracks with Buster Keaton By Star-Ledger Staff November 06, 2009, 2:15PM By Mark Voger Star-Ledger Staff Two things mattered to Johnnie Gray: his girl and his train. And though he was a bit on the cl...
by Bruce Calvert
Sat Nov 07, 2009 8:18 pm
Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
Topic: Guardian: Collector finds unseen Charlie Chaplin film in tin
Replies: 16
Views: 25620

Re: Guardian: Collector finds unseen Charlie Chaplin film in tin

Here's some photos of the surviving print... http://www.independent.co.uk/multimedia/archive/00258/Chaplin3_258967s.jpg http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/lost-chaplin-film-discovered-in-5-can-bought-on-ebay-1815748.html?action=Popup&ino=1