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It's great to see more of these late '20s Educationals, especially in such nice quality. They had a really good stock company going on at this point. Always nice to see Clem Beauchamp and Wallace Lupino doing their thing. And is that Anita Garvin as the lady in the cabin window at 3.30? Hey There M...

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Reel One only of a later Educational mermaid Comedy featuring Al. St John, Estelle Bradley, Lucille Hutton, Clem Beauchamp, Wallace Lupino and Phil Dunham. Directed by Stephen Roberts:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfm8jfseAaw

RICHARD M ROBERTS

Ignore all the blather that has been written about it, here it is:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76QV2SrSqgo

It really was a great speech.

RICHARD M ROBERTS

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

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

RICHARD M ROBERTS

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

RICHARD M ROBERTS

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...

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

RICHARD M ROBERTS

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

RICHARD M ROBERTS

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

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

RICHARD M ROBERTS