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Nestor Comedy released by Universal January 1, 1915 featuring Eddie Lyons and Lee Moran, Carmen de Fillippi, and Harry Rattenberry:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dO3qO2V2LAA

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Nobody at UCLA noticed Lou Jacobi as the Leader of the Russian Dancers, he's the best thing in the show.


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First reel only of an Al Christie comedy released by Educational August 7, 1921, directed by Al Christie and featuring Dorothy Devore, Eddie Barry, Earl Rodney,Gino Corrado (ne' Corey) and Helen Darling:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6e3zxEoOSVk


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Here's that rarity: a pretty good Mack Sennett talkie, all things being relative of course. Released December 7, 1930, directed by William Beaudine, who actually knew how to pace a talkie, and featuring Harry Gribbon, Yola D'Avril, Patsy O'Leary, Emma Tansey and George Pearce : https://www.youtube.c...

Here's a chunk of the last part of the Johnny Hines First National feature CHINATOWN CHARLIE (1928) featuring Harry Gribbon and Leo Sulky, probably all that is known to exist:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0keDE0iBnOo

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Here's a clip from the 1913 Universal Imp comedy that is apparently Lon Chaney's first billed performance, here having it out with Max Asher:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGp7CGRrzQc

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Al Christie independent released comedy featuring Dorothy Devore, Earl Rodney and Gino Corrado:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D36XOm_mRcI

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Here's a surviving chunk of another Vogue Comedy released by Mutual November 12, 1916, directed by Rube Miller and featuring Rube and Ben Turpin as amateur art thieves, supported by Larry Bowes, Lillian Hamilton, and Rosie Rosee (contrary to what the imd(um)b says, Paddy McGuire does not appear): ht...

Bert Wheeler made two Columbia two-reelers in 1950-51, here they are:

INNOCENTLY GUILTY (1950) :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=no9Tahvbw30&t=4s


THE AWFUL SLEUTH (1951) a remake of Charley Chase's THE BIG SQUIRT (1937):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4Cp9yv8UMg


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Universal Century Comedy released August 28, 1918, directed by james Davis and featuring Alice Howell with Hughey Mack, Bert Roach, James Finlayson, Leo White, Billy Armstrong:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CV9HXbXm8eA

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