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From the Shameless Self-Promotion Department: POVERTY ROW ROYALTY: THE FILMS OF PRODUCER SIGMUND NEUFELD AND HIS BROTHER, DIRECTOR SAM NEWFIELD, my latest, soon-to-be-published book, details the films and careers of two of Poverty Row’s long-ignored key figures. With careers that spanned that spanne...

Thanks for the lead, Ed; I'll see if I have any better luck than you have had!

Can anyone provide a photo of film editor Holbrook N. Todd, or direct me to where I might find one? I'm have several PRC cast and crew photos, and I'd like to be able to pick him out of the group.

Imagine: It's twenty years later, you're married to one of these brats, and it's April Fool's Day. The mind boggles.

Thanks for posting all these Turpin links. It's always great to see him in action (or inaction, in the case of THE HAUNTED LOUNGE), and these earliest comedies are a delight to view.

Thank you, Ed, for the wonderful review, and thanks to you, Richard, for all of your support and encouragement. And, yes, Amazon pisses me off sometimes, but what's a guy to do? Everyone: Heed Richard's words!!!

Very enjoyable, Michael; thanks for posting this link.

Fascinating stuff, Richard. I can't wait to listen to those recorded interviews once they become available online...during my lifetime, I hope!

Thanks for the kind words, guys. Yes, those initial printings caused some days of angst, but they are now well behind me. Admittedly, the story of the Sterns is not for everyone, but then I didn’t do the research and writing for “everyone,” rather that tiny subset of individuals who want a look beyo...

TIME IS MONEY! THE CENTURY, RAINBOW, AND STERN BROTHERS COMEDIES OF JULIUS AND ABE STERN by Thomas Reeder is now available! This sequel of sorts to my earlier MR. SUICIDE: HENRY “PATHÉ” LEHRMAN AND THE BIRTH OF SILENT COMEDY continues the saga of Lehrman’s L-Ko Komedy Kompany under the new leadershi...