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by Rob Farr
Mon Apr 29, 2024 8:44 pm
Forum: CLASSIC TELEVISION
Topic: MILTON BERLE SHOW (color, 1958)
Replies: 1
Views: 23

MILTON BERLE SHOW (color, 1958)

Supposedly the first network full-color broadcast, from Berle’s collection and restored by UCLA. https://youtu.be/nk8jIPbEBwk?si=whbXsUEljLBZaMo9
by Rob Farr
Sun Apr 21, 2024 4:45 pm
Forum: CLASSIC TELEVISION
Topic: A WILD WINTERS NIGHT (1964) Jonathan Winters
Replies: 0
Views: 864

A WILD WINTERS NIGHT (1964) Jonathan Winters

Another one from the George Schlatter archives: A Wild Winters Night with guest star Art Carney. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMWjaB2clCk
by Rob Farr
Tue Apr 09, 2024 10:09 am
Forum: CLASSIC TELEVISION
Topic: BURLESQUE IS ALIVE AND WELL IN BURBANK
Replies: 0
Views: 1608

BURLESQUE IS ALIVE AND WELL IN BURBANK

From the Kingdom of Moronika, the 3 Stooges discussion board. George Schlatter has systematically been posting video from his archives on his Clown Jewels YouTube channel. Yes, you read right. 93 year old George "Laugh-In" Schlatter has been going through his vaults and as I type this he i...
by Rob Farr
Thu Mar 28, 2024 11:31 pm
Forum: SOUND MOVIE MAIN
Topic: Twelfth Night Directed by 17-Year-Old Orson Welles?
Replies: 1
Views: 3107

Twelfth Night Directed by 17-Year-Old Orson Welles?

This was posted on Wellesnet.com: https://www.wellesnet.com/orson-welles-twelfth-night/ I gather its a kind of Frankenstein made from a 1933 production and a 1940 production. Kodachrome 16mm film wasn't introduced until 1935 so I assume that whatever color footage we see was from the later productio...
by Rob Farr
Sun Mar 24, 2024 11:17 am
Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
Topic: Chaplin In The Eye of the Beholder
Replies: 7
Views: 7736

Re: Chaplin In The Eye of the Beholder

I hate AI. It makes everything and everyone stupider.
by Rob Farr
Fri Mar 01, 2024 7:06 pm
Forum: CLASSIC TELEVISION
Topic: HARVEY with Art Carney (1958)
Replies: 1
Views: 2626

HARVEY with Art Carney (1958)

This Dupont Show-of-the-Month has plenty of familiar names in the supporting cast, including Fred Gwynne, Marion Lorne, Elizabeth Montgomery, Jack Westin, Larry Blyden, and Charlotte Rae. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LduyurNLEkY
by Rob Farr
Sat Feb 10, 2024 1:00 pm
Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
Topic: Her Friend The Bandit
Replies: 21
Views: 9832

Re: Her Friend The Bandit

Do you offer English-language versions of your books, Thierry? Can they be ordered as eBooks or PDFs?
by Rob Farr
Sat Feb 10, 2024 12:54 pm
Forum: SOUND COMEDY MAIN
Topic: POKER WIDOWS (1931) Arthur Stone, Patsy O'Leary
Replies: 4
Views: 3374

Re: POKER WIDOWS (1931) Arthur Stone, Patsy O'Leary

Even Paramount figured out how to make a successful Mack Sennett talkie feature: Million Dollar Legs. And Sennett had nothing to do with it.
by Rob Farr
Fri Feb 02, 2024 1:23 pm
Forum: SOUND COMEDY MAIN
Topic: EX-PLUMBER (1931) Lloyd Hamilton, Addie McPhail
Replies: 2
Views: 3779

Re: EX-PLUMBER (1931) Lloyd Hamilton, Addie McPhail

This looks to have about a third of its running time cut. Ex-Plumber was released at 21 minutes and this thing clocks in at 13.5. Early TV used to program 15-minute times slots on occasion, and the distributor may have offered some shorts to fit that length. Either way, it looks like it was edited w...