Ed Wynn introduces "Silent Television"

[Louie Despres]

Great clip. I love how Buster says, "are you cranking?" before he throws the pie.

[Chris Seguin]

Louie, you're right. Buster's use of the word "cranking" could feel like an anachronistic affectation of an "old timey" silent comedian, but I think it was just the word he used!

Here's another bit of CBC footage, from the production of THE SCRIBE. This was used in the Brownlow/Gill documentary A HARD ACT TO FOLLOW, and you get to see a little glimpse of the film's director, John Sebert. Note the heavy shearling coat, it was a particularly cold autumn in Canada... no kind of weather for a man dying of lung cancer:

[Ian Elliot]

Happy New Year, Everyone. The CBC have posted another short slice of this CLOSE UP segment with some interesting comments from the Messrs. Keaton, Lahr & Foy:

[Louie Despres]

Happy New Year, Everyone. The CBC have posted another short slice of this CLOSE UP segment with some interesting comments from the Messrs. Keaton, Lahr & Foy:

OK, I need to see this whole show now. Thanks for posting this Ian.