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When Mack Sennett moved over to Paramount for distribution, Educational Pictures kept Andy Clyde to make two-reelers for them. Here's one of the first of those, released Christmas Day 1932, directed by Harry J. Edwardsand featuring Andy wth Ted O'Shea, James Finlayson, Gwen Lee, Gertie Messinger, Fe...

We showed this surviving first reel of this 1927 Lloyd Hamilton Educational Comedy at one of the Slapsticons, don't recall which one, but its directed by Norman Taurog and features Lloyd with Estelle Bradley, Glen Cavender, Stanley Blystone and Al Thompson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMRKvPVkjB...

Here's another chapter of our continuing webinar on Collecting Classic Comedy Films: Glenn Mitchell, Hooman Mehren and Myself discuss other home movie vintage films distributors we haven't yet discussed:

https://app.box.com/s/g0nw1suqx7k0k07dtfquge1w42qgo673

RICHARD M ROBERTS

Damn, but he made it to 93. One of the finest American Actors of the late 20th-early 21st Century on stage and in films when he got the opportunity (and hey, let him pick up good paychecks for doing Darth Vader's voice and commercials, more power to him). And when he got the opportunity, he was also...

Educational Mermaid Comedy released January 6, 1924, directed by Norman Taurog and featuring Neely Edwards, Lillian Hackett, Mack Swain, William McCall, John Rand, Tommy Hicks, Jack Lloyd, Jack Duffy and Spencer Bell:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3N2x2pPZeBc

RICHARD M ROBERTS

I don't think Moe Howard is doing a Milton Berle when remembering working at Vitagraph, I think the problem is when he is talking about working there as a kid, he means when he was a kid . Folk are constantly looking at Vitagraph films made too late for Moe to be in them. I think Moe was hanging aro...

And now a preview of our coming attractions........

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TEXzF9fzJvM

RICHARD M ROBERTS

Interesting little sales tutorial film from Jam Handy featuring early appearances by John Forsythe, Phillip Ober and James Gregory: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sF1M9eL3F9Y Ah, the good old days of salesmanship, have a good product worth selling, know about that product, find out what your custom...

Seriously? Not even close. the nose is too big. There are pictures of Moe when he was 14 and he looks like Moe Howard even then.

This is also an older short guy, late teens-early 20's. The swagger is standard Brooklyn.

RICHARD M ROBERTS

Well, it wasn't gone in 60 seconds, but it's gone now. Two hundred smackers didn't hinder someone on whose shelves had a space waiting for it. To whomever bought it, I say congratulations and enjoy.

RICHARD M ROBERTS