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Finally, I get to be John Bengtson! That first Bobby Dunn comedy scene was shot on the 5900 block of Franklin Avenue, between Tamarind and Bronson. When Myra and I lived on Beachwood Drive, we would walk past this area many, many times to get groceries at the Albertson's on the other side of Bronson...

This is an Atlas Films cut-down (catalog #K-12) of a so-far unidentified Toots & Casper short from 1928-29. Anyone have a clue as to what it's from?

https://youtu.be/R0TImMVY1xU

Thanks,
Michael

It appears laughs will be scarce this holiday season, so here's a modest remedy. This is a presentation I gave for the Metropolitan Washington Old-Time Radio Club a few months ago over Zoom. Have a listen to the Ten Longest Laughs from Benny's long-running radio show, as clocked by the head of jackb...

Thank you, Richard!

Michael

Here's one I picked up on eBay last week. It's 3 minutes of flirtatious Billy Franey, but we don't have the genuine title. I'm sure someone's got this on 16mm! Reelcraft? O'Conor? Inquiring minds want to know....

https://youtu.be/kVkaudnXKTM

Enjoy!

Michael

Thank you very much, Richard, for both the kind words and the identification. And with that, all three of the under-identifieds have been ID'd: 1) A HORSE ON BARNEY (Darmour, 1929) 2) THIS WAY OUT (Arrow-Mirthquake, 1924). Available on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80W_leIffEM 3) RESTLESS...

Looking forward to raising a rumpus (and not just one little rump) when this is ready for pre-order!

Michael

Richard, Regarding the late L&H silents, I was wondering if LIBERTY (1929) was reissued by Film Classics. There are frames from title cards with typical FC lettering and background design, sans MGM trademarks, displayed here: http://www.lordheath.com/menu1_167.html If not from FC, do you know th...

After reading early reports that the animosity between Stan and Babe were underplayed and only marginally figured into the plot, I was surprised that the emotional arc of the whole damn film hinged on their mutual antagonism. I fear there may be spoilers ahead, so if you haven't seen it yet and wan...

One of the Godfathers and I saw the film Saturday night at the AFI Silver. There's a lot wrong with it. There's a lot right with it. Probably more of the former than the latter, depending on your L&H IQ. It's a film made for a general audience by a bunch of folks who clearly loved L&H, and e...