SilentComedyMafia.com

Serge Bromberg was sentenced today: The Créteil Criminal Court on Tuesday sentenced the famous collector and restorer of old films Serge Bromberg to five years in prison, four of which were suspended, for the fatal fire in a building caused by his old highly flammable film reels in 2020. This one-ye...

An Al Christie Talking Comedy released by paramount March 22, 1920, directed by William Wtson, and featuring Charlie Murray withmARY Gordon, Eddie Baker, and Carol Wines:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1Nq4hBNoVI

RICHARD M ROBERTS

Here's the RKO episode of INFORMAITON PLEASE from 1941 that features Boris Karloff as the guest star:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UcUJF6lcLwo

RICHARD M ROBERTS

A fun John Bunny comedy released by Vitagraph August 14, 1914, directed by George D. Baker and featuring along with Mr. Bunny: Flora Finch, William Humphrey, Phyllis Gray, Emily Hayes and future Gangster player extraordinaire Paul Kelly in his teens as the Bellboy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GU...

Just found out that John Bird passed away December 28th of last year at the age of 86: https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2022/dec/28/john-bird-obituary A fine comedian, alumni of TW3 (apparently he coined the title of the show) and with John Fortune, was a fun double act on British television...

Clark and McCulllough's last and other great short and it's wonderful to finally see material this that didn't have a scratch going down the middle of it:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4fywvlvwRc&t=509s

Happy New Year Everybody!

RICHARD M ROBERTS

And footage of Jeanette MacDonald and Gene Raymond shopping as well.

RICHARD M ROBERTS

Wow, everyone must be sitting at home today. Cleared the shelves in seconds flat.


RICHARD M ROBERTS

Good Lord, while taking a gander, Bookfinders has two more at reasonable rates:

https://www.bookfinder.com/book/Smileag ... 989301909/

A lot of film buffs passed away this year.

RICHARD M ROBERTS

Gone in 60 seconds, hopefully a late Christmas present for someone.

RICHARD M ROBERTS