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- Fri Dec 18, 2015 8:14 am
- Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
- Topic: Chase
- Replies: 1
- Views: 4784
Chase
On behalf of a friend, I'm trying to find the origin of the phrase "cut to the chase". I had it in my mind that either Sennett or someone talking about Sennett used it as part of a shorthand description of his silent comedies: "Boy meets girl, boy loses girl, cut to the chase." A...
- Thu Sep 24, 2015 8:00 am
- Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
- Topic: W. C. Fields Silents
- Replies: 2
- Views: 6165
Re: W. C. Fields Silents
Richard M Roberts wrote:Jim Roots wrote:Are all of these still lost or "temporarily unfound"?
His Lordship's Dilemma -- lost.
That Royle Girl -- lost.
The Potters -- lost.
Two Flaming Youths -- lost.
Fools For Luck -- lost.
Jim
Yes.
EICHARD M ROBERTS
Gosh darn it all...
Thanks.
Jim
- Wed Sep 23, 2015 10:46 am
- Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
- Topic: W. C. Fields Silents
- Replies: 2
- Views: 6165
W. C. Fields Silents
Are all of these still lost or "temporarily unfound"?
His Lordship's Dilemma -- lost.
That Royle Girl -- lost.
The Potters -- lost.
Two Flaming Youths -- lost.
Fools For Luck -- lost.
Jim
His Lordship's Dilemma -- lost.
That Royle Girl -- lost.
The Potters -- lost.
Two Flaming Youths -- lost.
Fools For Luck -- lost.
Jim
- Tue Jul 21, 2015 7:54 am
- Forum: SCM 101
- Topic: Etymology of the Hallroom (or Hall Room) Boys
- Replies: 7
- Views: 44782
- Tue Jun 30, 2015 8:15 am
- Forum: CLASSIC TELEVISION
- Topic: JACKIE GLEASON SHOW: Poor Soul Christmas 1967?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 18525
Re: JACKIE GLEASON SHOW: Poor Soul Christmas 1967?
Fontaine has been so totally erased from entertainment history, it's hard to believe how popular he was on Gleason's show. Kids loved him for his Crazy Guggenheim character. Adults loved him for his deep, rich singing voice. I gave my mother his LP, "I'm Counting On You", for Christmas one...
- Mon Jun 29, 2015 9:06 am
- Forum: CLASSIC TELEVISION
- Topic: JACKIE GLEASON SHOW: Poor Soul Christmas 1967?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 18525
Re: JACKIE GLEASON SHOW: Poor Soul Christmas 1967?
They did some repackaging of the Gleason show in the early 1980s which ran on TV for a brief time (weeks, not months, let alone years). I remember seeing some of them while waiting for supper to be ready, which means they ran at about 5 p.m. on weekdays. Regrettably, I can't remember much about what...
- Thu Jan 08, 2015 8:30 am
- Forum: SILENT MOVIE MAIN
- Topic: Review: 100th ANNIVERSARY THE BIRTH OF A NATION
- Replies: 6
- Views: 13151
Re: Review: 100th ANNIVERSARY THE BIRTH OF A NATION
Sounds good, but there is no "Ottawa museum in Ottawa". Are you referring to the National Archives of Canada, which is located in Ottawa? Is this maybe something DJ Turner of the Archives was involved with? Jim Took that directly from the Acknowledgements Page before the Table of Contents...
- Wed Jan 07, 2015 8:10 am
- Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
- Topic: Come fu che l'ingordigia rovinò il Natale a Cretinetti 1910
- Replies: 3
- Views: 6562
Re: Come fu che l'ingordigia rovinò il Natale a Cretinetti 1
Yes, it's back up, thanks. Hope it stays up for at least a few more hours, as I can't clear my schedule to watch it until this afternoon.
Jim
Jim
- Wed Jan 07, 2015 8:08 am
- Forum: SILENT MOVIE MAIN
- Topic: Review: 100th ANNIVERSARY THE BIRTH OF A NATION
- Replies: 6
- Views: 13151
Re: Review: 100th ANNIVERSARY THE BIRTH OF A NATION
Sounds good, but there is no "Ottawa museum in Ottawa". Are you referring to the National Archives of Canada, which is located in Ottawa? Is this maybe something DJ Turner of the Archives was involved with?
Jim
Jim
- Tue Jan 06, 2015 8:12 am
- Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
- Topic: Come fu che l'ingordigia rovinò il Natale a Cretinetti 1910
- Replies: 3
- Views: 6562
Re: Come fu che l'ingordigia rovinò il Natale a Cretinetti 1
It's already been taken down.
Jim
Jim