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- Mon May 13, 2024 4:37 pm
- Forum: SOUND COMEDY MAIN
- Topic: RULE 'EM AND WEEP (1932, Masquers Club)
- Replies: 1
- Views: 201
Re: RULE 'EM AND WEEP (1932, Masquers Club)
Agreed! The total statue-like whiteness reminds me of the barbershop quartet of busts from Disney's HAUNTED MANSION, which I also find off-putting. Yeeeep!
- Sat May 11, 2024 9:25 am
- Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
- Topic: SCM'S Upcoming 15th Anniversary
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1228
Re: SCM'S Upcoming 15th Anniversary
Hi Richard, if I recall correctly, I think I got it either from Etsy or ABE Books, and it was an autographed copy! I do a lot of online searching and shopping (eBay, etc.). Not to be melancholy, but sometimes I feel a bit sad, thinking "This meant something to someone". For example, I boug...
- Thu May 09, 2024 4:58 am
- Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
- Topic: SCM'S Upcoming 15th Anniversary
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1228
Re: SCM'S Upcoming 15th Anniversary
Richard, this is one of maybe three sites I visit daily. I'm glad to be a member, and this is an anniversary well worth celebrating. Thanks for all the knowledge you've imparted. I'm looking forward to what's to come. On a side note, I was finally able to scrounge a copy of SMILEAGE GUARANTEED, and ...
- Sat Apr 27, 2024 3:19 pm
- Forum: SOUND COMEDY MAIN
- Topic: A HOLLYWOOD THEME SONG (1930) Harry Gribbon
- Replies: 1
- Views: 11675
Re: A HOLLYWOOD THEME SONG (1930) Harry Gribbon
This was really enjoyable. Harry Gribbon is usually fun to watch. The singing ducks was a good gag, and it was nice to see Barney Hellum as one of the off-screen musicians. The Jolson reference reminded me of the story (perhaps apocryphal) of someone (possibly Vernon Dent) whistling or humming a son...
- Sat Mar 30, 2024 9:53 am
- Forum: THE PASSING PARADE
- Topic: Ned Comstock RIP
- Replies: 1
- Views: 10429
Re: Ned Comstock RIP
Wouldn't it be nice if he's now meeting Hal Roach, et al, and they're thanking him for taking such good care of their records?
- Mon Mar 25, 2024 12:24 pm
- Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
- Topic: Chaplin In The Eye of the Beholder
- Replies: 7
- Views: 19233
Re: Chaplin In The Eye of the Beholder
I have no need for artificial intelligence, what I keep hoping for is Genuine Intelligence in Humanity, but I keep getting disappointed. These days, people's cell phones are smarter than they are. RICHARD M ROBERTS To paraphrase Fred Allen, "the average (fill in the blank) is well below averag...
- Mon Mar 25, 2024 12:22 pm
- Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
- Topic: Chaplin In The Eye of the Beholder
- Replies: 7
- Views: 19233
Re: Chaplin In The Eye of the Beholder
Here's my two cents: #1 looks like a guy who came in dead last in a French Chaplin lookalike contest (seriously, top hat and bow tie?), #2 is not of this world (therefore a perfect rep for AI - any bets on whether he has six fingers?), and #3 looks like LIMELIGHT-era Chaplin entering a Robert Downey...
- Sat Feb 24, 2024 11:25 pm
- Forum: SILENT MOVIE MAIN
- Topic: Nitrateville: Two complimentary Threads
- Replies: 3
- Views: 13132
Re: Nitrateville: Two complimentary Threads
Points well taken, Richard. At some stage in my collecting life, I realized there's a saturation level where you just say, that's it. I just turned 65, and my feeling is, I'll concentrate on purchasing stuff I don't already own. I bought the Milestone POTO after holding out for many years; I didn't ...
- Fri Feb 23, 2024 11:02 am
- Forum: CLASSIC TELEVISION
- Topic: LIVING A RAGTIME LIFE (1992) Max Morath
- Replies: 2
- Views: 10525
Re: LIVING A RAGTIME LIFE (1992) Max Morath
You know you've made it when you get a Hirschfeld caricature! Good show, Richard.
- Thu Feb 22, 2024 10:11 pm
- Forum: SILENT MOVIE MAIN
- Topic: Nitrateville: Two complimentary Threads
- Replies: 3
- Views: 13132
Re: Nitrateville: Two complimentary Threads
The only saving grace is, if you run it at sound speed, it should only be around 5:25. Still not, to coin an old phrase, the most effective use of my time. I could watch a good triple feature (to say the least) during that time. But, to each his own. Not to get off on a tangent, but someone's runnin...