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by Hilde D'haeyere
Wed Aug 16, 2023 9:27 am
Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
Topic: Bowler hat/derby in slapstick comedies
Replies: 5
Views: 7726

Re: Bowler hat/derby in slapstick comedies

Thanks for the replies!
Hilde
by Hilde D'haeyere
Tue Aug 08, 2023 11:23 am
Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
Topic: Bowler hat/derby in slapstick comedies
Replies: 5
Views: 7726

Bowler hat/derby in slapstick comedies

dear all, I was wondering if I could appeal once more to your united knowledge and expertise of all things slapstick with the following question: what are according to you early / the earliest appearances of bowler hats in slapstick comedy and what are the connotations to that type of hat for the ch...
by Hilde D'haeyere
Tue Mar 07, 2017 4:57 am
Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
Topic: Mack Sennett comedies in Variétés, 1929?
Replies: 6
Views: 12047

Re: Mack Sennett comedies in Variétés, 1929?

Quick-as-lightning replies!
Thank you all very much, Hilde
by Hilde D'haeyere
Mon Mar 06, 2017 6:20 pm
Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
Topic: Mack Sennett comedies in Variétés, 1929?
Replies: 6
Views: 12047

Mack Sennett comedies in Variétés, 1929?

dear friends, another occasion in which I am asking for your help. In a 1929 issue of the Belgian avant-garde art magazine Variétés , I came across an illustrated page with stills from comedies. Specifically those on the left interest me, they picture scenes with Ben Turpin and Billy Bevan. Of the t...
by Hilde D'haeyere
Tue Jun 14, 2016 12:56 pm
Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
Topic: Sennett in the Kodascope Library
Replies: 3
Views: 7898

Re: Sennett in the Kodascope Library

Thank you so much Richard for sharing your detailed knowledge! Much appreciated! Hilde
by Hilde D'haeyere
Tue Jun 14, 2016 7:32 am
Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
Topic: Sennett in the Kodascope Library
Replies: 3
Views: 7898

Sennett in the Kodascope Library

dear slapstick-lovers, Can anybody please help me with a question I have concerning the presence in the 1936 Kodascope Film Library catalogue of 30 Sennett shorts produced between 1924 and 1929, first released theatrically through Pathé film exchanges? Here is my question: who is the most likely par...
by Hilde D'haeyere
Sat May 14, 2016 1:42 pm
Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
Topic: ROMEO & JULIET (1924) - Ben Turpin
Replies: 5
Views: 12121

Re: ROMEO & JULIET (1924) - Ben Turpin

Hi all, may I contribute with some images of the lavishly tinted & toned copy of Romeo and Juliet that I recently inspected in EYE, Amsterdam (thanks to Elif Rongen and Alexander Gilaitis)? EYE holds an incomplete first reel printed on Pathé stock, probably a European release print - but look at...
by Hilde D'haeyere
Fri Nov 04, 2011 5:54 am
Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
Topic: Sennett - Technicolor - Carole Lombard
Replies: 3
Views: 8005

Re: Sennett - Technicolor - Carole Lombard

hi Richard, hourah & thanks for the info. Do your prints contain color sequences? These generally focus on Sennett bathing girls in painterly settings and may be copied to b&w for 16mm release. For instance, does GIRLS FROM EVERYWHERE have the shots in the canvas frame like in the promotiona...
by Hilde D'haeyere
Thu Nov 03, 2011 9:18 am
Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
Topic: Sennett - Technicolor - Carole Lombard
Replies: 3
Views: 8005

Sennett - Technicolor - Carole Lombard

dear mafiosi, I am very happy & lucky to be able to ask for your help & advice in preparation of an exciting project. Together with film archivist James Layton of East Anglian Archives (UK) we consider a plan to reconstruct and restore as many of the Sennett shorts with Technicolor sequences...
by Hilde D'haeyere
Wed Sep 21, 2011 5:11 pm
Forum: SOUND COMEDY MAIN
Topic: Largest Pie Baked: ID help please
Replies: 9
Views: 19334

Re: Largest Pie Baked: ID help please

hello Steve & Steve, These are screen shots of the actual film that I received, maybe not digitized in the best resolution since it is only a reference copy. I will attach slightly different poses, maybe you'll have a better view here. Thanks already for the positive ID on Billy Bevan, I suspect...