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Well... ACTUALLY Richard... I think that you guys were looking at the WRONG Indian. He's NOT the one leading the attack. The Indian we're looking at is the one doing Buster pratfalls, has Buster's face looking straight into the camera, and happens to be missing the first digit on the index finger o...

So... Do you believe the Indian is Buster? Not only is Buster CLEARLY the Indian, he also appears to done some stunt work (in drag no less), as well as a possible third role where somebody does a very familar looking pratfall. DBP Actually, after we watched the MOMA version of THE IRON MULE on the ...

A Harold Lloyd short AND Professor Beware ( Which I think is an underrated film amoungst his last few). Richard, thank you for the gift (as well as all the other gifts in the program). Agnes McFadden You're welcome Agnes, and we look forward to seeing you and your Family there as always. Hey and al...

As you well know, the above list is fictional, and written purely for the amusement of the members on April Fool's Day. However obvious, I feel better adding this disclaimer, if only to stop the one guy who's going to try load up these titles on Wikipedia. I'll see you all at Slapsticon! Joe, I dou...

So the negatives to {all - or most of?} Christie comedies were still intact in the 50's and then some TV distribution {misplaced, lost, intentional destroyed them - PICK ONE) because they took up too much space? Yep, and that's the number one reason for lost films in general, even over nitrate deco...

Way back in the 1980's and early 1990's, when I had an ongoing assignment of reviewing 16mm footage no one else had the time, inclination, interest, patience or derangement to see, I screened numerous Christie Studio comedies, almost all circa 1925-1928, most starring Bobby Vernon, Billy Dooley, Ji...

Stan Taffel has written over at NiteVille that it was Rob Stone who stood in front of the tanks of Hallmark's Tiananmen Square in order to halt their desire to liquidate the nitrate holdings of the Roach Laurel & Hardy films and to hand them over to UCLA for safe keeping. Now unless there are 5...

Hey Gang, Be the first on your block to see the Slapsticon 2011 program schedule! It ain't even up on the Slapsticon website yet, but here's a first exclusive look at what and when we'll be running this coming July. SLAPSTICON 2011 PROGRAM SCHEDULE As always, program subject to change without notice...

Chris Seguin wrote:http://cgi.ebay.com/1925-WIZARD-OZ-8mm-B-W-Film-pre1939-Judy-Garland-DVD-/390299047689?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item5adfa2d709

Hey, I've got a beautiful 16mm print of that I'd let go for half the price!

RICHARD M ROBERTS

Andrew Sholl wrote:My bad. Does that imply it's also a cut-down version for home release?

Yep.

RICHARD