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by Richard M Roberts
Sun May 12, 2024 7:02 pm
Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
Topic: GIRLS (1927) Fox Comedy
Replies: 0
Views: 3

GIRLS (1927) Fox Comedy

Here's another Fox Comedy with Sally Phipps and Ben Hall:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yaZcvPnwFZI&t=376s

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by Richard M Roberts
Sun May 12, 2024 6:58 pm
Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
Topic: A MAN ABOUT TOWN (1927) fOX cOMEDY
Replies: 0
Views: 1

A MAN ABOUT TOWN (1927) fOX cOMEDY

Here's a nice copy of one of the George Marchall-supervised O. Henry Jazz Comedies released by Fox, featuring Barry Norton, bob Randall, Henry Dunkinson, Ruth Eddings and Billy Franey:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNJrH7z2x6I&t=65s

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by Richard M Roberts
Thu May 09, 2024 3:54 pm
Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
Topic: SCM'S Upcoming 15th Anniversary
Replies: 3
Views: 1160

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...
by Richard M Roberts
Wed May 08, 2024 6:49 pm
Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
Topic: IN WRONG (1914) Charlie De Forrest, Vivian Prescott
Replies: 0
Views: 128

IN WRONG (1914) Charlie De Forrest, Vivian Prescott

One of the rare surviving Crystal Comedies starring Charlie De Forrest and Vivan Prescott released by Universal June 23, 1914, directed by Phillips Smalley:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t71g4UIEgPk

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by Richard M Roberts
Wed May 08, 2024 6:41 pm
Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
Topic: RIGADIN DOMESTIQUE (1912) Charles Prince
Replies: 0
Views: 74

RIGADIN DOMESTIQUE (1912) Charles Prince

I swear Charles Prince looks like Lon Chaney's Phantom of the Opera (except he's not wearing any makeup), but here's another one of his comedies from 1912:

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

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by Richard M Roberts
Wed May 08, 2024 10:56 am
Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
Topic: ON YOUR TOES (1927) Reginald Denny, Barbara Worth
Replies: 0
Views: 324

ON YOUR TOES (1927) Reginald Denny, Barbara Worth

The imdb lists this 1927 Reginald Denny feature as "lost". Well, here's the first reel:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRg5nQ5A9MA

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by Richard M Roberts
Wed May 08, 2024 10:42 am
Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
Topic: TAXI DOLLS (1929) Jack Cooper
Replies: 0
Views: 265

TAXI DOLLS (1929) Jack Cooper

One of the late Mack Sennett silent "Taxi Man" comedies released by Pathe April 14, 1929, directed by Del Lord, and featuring Jack Cooper, Otto Fries, Virginia Vance, Jack Lloyd and Glen Cavender:

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

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by Richard M Roberts
Tue May 07, 2024 10:47 pm
Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
Topic: SCM'S Upcoming 15th Anniversary
Replies: 3
Views: 1160

SCM'S Upcoming 15th Anniversary

Good God, while typing up our new opening for Membership post, it did indeed dawn on me that June 1 is the Fifteenth Anniversary of Silent Comedy Mafia! Not that we really care or pay attention to that sort of thing, but, kinda like our 10th Anniversary, one toss of confetti, and a quick hoorah, now...
by Richard M Roberts
Tue May 07, 2024 10:39 pm
Forum: RULES and GUIDELINES
Topic: Silent Comedy Mafia reopens for new members---again!
Replies: 0
Views: 1038

Silent Comedy Mafia reopens for new members---again!

So what in the holy hell has been going on with our hit numbers of late? We've been breaking records for numbers of people reading this site for awhile and now the site seems to have viewing numbers almost always in triple digits and between 300-700 at any given period in time. And our security-IT p...
by Richard M Roberts
Tue May 07, 2024 5:04 pm
Forum: SILENT MOVIE MAIN
Topic: Nitrateville Correction Dept: ISLE OF LOST SHIPS (1929)
Replies: 0
Views: 962

Nitrateville Correction Dept: ISLE OF LOST SHIPS (1929)

https://www.nitrateville.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=35402 Sorry to have to correct William K Everson, but the Library of Congress's print of ISLE OF LOST SHIPS is a complete silent version, I saw it at the 1990 Saginaw Cinesation and the film had complete intertitles and was terrific. I have no ide...