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by Paul E. Gierucki
Mon Oct 06, 2025 7:56 pm
Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
Topic: SCM OUTAGES and OVERHAUL
Replies: 3
Views: 414

SCM OUTAGES and OVERHAUL

Hey Folks,

Please excuse the temporary outages and changing site appearance, we have been laboring in spare moments to improve security and functionality. We expect to be finished within the next week or two.

Thanks for your kind patience.

PG
by Paul E. Gierucki
Wed Jul 16, 2025 12:01 pm
Forum: SOUND COMEDY MAIN
Topic: VENTRILOQUIST - William & Edna Frawley (1927)
Replies: 2
Views: 5398

VENTRILOQUIST - William & Edna Frawley (1927)

Here is an extraordinarily rare De Forest Phonofilm short featuring William Frawley and his (former) wife, Edna. While the film suffers from nitrate decomposition, it is a fun example of the duo's vaudeville work.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hc98ZvcbJQM
by Paul E. Gierucki
Thu May 08, 2025 1:41 pm
Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
Topic: AND... WE ARE BACK!
Replies: 1
Views: 5679

AND... WE ARE BACK!

Sorry, Folks! A server glitch rendered the site unavailable for several days, but the issue has been resolved. Please let us know if you experience any further problems logging in or posting here.

Thanks,
-- PG
by Paul E. Gierucki
Tue Dec 31, 2024 12:31 pm
Forum: THE PASSING PARADE
Topic: Donna L. Hill
Replies: 3
Views: 43630

Re: Donna L. Hill

She was a regular at Cinecon (usually spotted with Joan Myers, and the rest of the Daughters of Naldi, holding court at the Pig and Whistle) but I cannot immediately recall her making the trek down for Slapsticon either. More's the pity. I did, however, preserve a few of her STOLEN MOMENTS podcasts ...
by Paul E. Gierucki
Mon Dec 30, 2024 11:47 pm
Forum: THE PASSING PARADE
Topic: Donna L. Hill
Replies: 3
Views: 43630

Donna L. Hill

Am deeply saddened to report the unexpected passing of our longtime friend -- author, silent film historian, and collector, Donna Hill. Donna was the authority on all things Valentino (see her book: Rudolph Valentino - The Silent Idol, His Life in Photographs) and, in addition to collaborating on so...
by Paul E. Gierucki
Tue Nov 12, 2024 7:12 pm
Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
Topic: CHARLEY CHASE AT HAL ROACH: THE LATE SILENTS 1927 Coming in November.........
Replies: 39
Views: 120827

Re: CHARLEY CHASE AT HAL ROACH: THE LATE SILENTS 1927 Coming in November.........

Sprocket Vault's CHARLEY CHASE 1927 screeners are in the house! https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54135131692_cb74907b18.jpg No hyperbole here, these are among the finest comedies produced by the Hal Roach Studios, every bit as fun, funny, and charming as the Laurel & Hardy or Our Gang shorts ...
by Paul E. Gierucki
Mon Oct 21, 2024 9:26 pm
Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
Topic: SCM DDOS ATTACK and MAINTENANCE
Replies: 9
Views: 18097

Re: SCM DDOS ATTACK and MAINTENANCE

Fab! Thanks, Louie! I have some additional upgrades to make, there will be occasional late night outages, but we are officially back on line and good to go. Post at will!
by Paul E. Gierucki
Mon Oct 21, 2024 7:09 pm
Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
Topic: SCM DDOS ATTACK and MAINTENANCE
Replies: 9
Views: 18097

Re: SCM DDOS ATTACK and MAINTENANCE

Fantastic! Thank you, Dennis!
by Paul E. Gierucki
Mon Oct 21, 2024 6:12 pm
Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
Topic: SCM DDOS ATTACK and MAINTENANCE
Replies: 9
Views: 18097

Re: SCM DDOS ATTACK and MAINTENANCE

Good evening! We have been making adjustments to the site security and firewall, everything appears to be sorted for the administrators, now we are turning attention to resolving the blocked IP address warning members are receiving. If the first few readers who see this message could please try to p...