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by Richard M Roberts
Mon May 13, 2013 3:55 pm
Forum: SILENT MOVIE MAIN
Topic: Richard Talmadge-Need Confirmation
Replies: 6
Views: 17688

Re: Richard Talmadge-Need Confirmation

That girl is definitely NOT Constance Howard, she's way much cuter than Constance Howard.


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by Richard M Roberts
Mon May 13, 2013 5:06 am
Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
Topic: Brent Walker's MACK SENNETT'S FUN FACTORY now in paperback
Replies: 1
Views: 5970

Brent Walker's MACK SENNETT'S FUN FACTORY now in paperback

And hey, while we're on the subject of Mafiosi's books, did you know that Brent Walker's great Mack Sennett book is now out in paperback at a more affordable price? http://www.amazon.com/Mack-Sennetts-Fun-Factory-Filmography/dp/0786477113/ref=sr_1_3_title_2_pap?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1368435599...
by Richard M Roberts
Mon May 13, 2013 4:59 am
Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
Topic: LAME BRAINS AND LUNATICS - new book on silent comedy
Replies: 5
Views: 11951

Re: LAME BRAINS AND LUNATICS - new book on silent comedy

This is obviously great news, and I look forward to reading your book Steve, many Mafiosi are finally getting their books out! This Summer looks like there will be much fine reading for Lovers of Classic Comedy.


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by Richard M Roberts
Mon May 13, 2013 2:29 am
Forum: RULES and GUIDELINES
Topic: SIILENT COMEDY/MOVIE MAFIA NOW ACCEPTING NEW MEMBERSHIPS
Replies: 1
Views: 56717

SIILENT COMEDY/MOVIE MAFIA NOW ACCEPTING NEW MEMBERSHIPS

We announced it in the midst of the Nitrateville wars thread, but to save you all having to plow through that again, we decided to announce here that we have reopened our membership registration. So if you would like to come join the group for more free-wheeling and free-speeching film talk, be welc...
by Richard M Roberts
Sun May 12, 2013 5:49 pm
Forum: SOUND COMEDY MAIN
Topic: Nitrateville Correction Department: Showboat
Replies: 2
Views: 7412

Nitrateville Correction Department: Showboat

Okay, couldn't resist this one, the Guy with the pretentious French moniker just opened his mouth a bit wider than his brain on the Showboat thread again: "didi-5 wrote: I think the failure - understandable at the time - not to cast a black or mixed race actress as Julie did make that part of t...
by Richard M Roberts
Sun May 12, 2013 5:36 pm
Forum: CLASSIC TELEVISION
Topic: The Joke's On Me
Replies: 4
Views: 11983

Re: The Joke's On Me

Bud Abbott must have had the same lousy agent as Bela Lugosi. He was a natural to play fast-talking wise guys, detectives, Damon Runyon-type characters... you name it. He should have gotten all the work he wanted, and he was sure in need of some career security, once his relationship with Lou Coste...
by Richard M Roberts
Sun May 12, 2013 5:06 am
Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
Topic: SMILEAGE GUARANTEED, Hal Roach Book Coming Soon
Replies: 16
Views: 28761

Re: Some Interesting News

Okay Gang, here’s the latest scoop on the book. I will indeed be selling and signing copies of SMILEAGE GUARANTEED, PAST HUMOR, PRESENT LAUGHTER, THE COMEDY FILM INDUSTRY 1910-1945, VOLUME ONE: HAL ROACH at Cinevent in Columbus, Ohio, Memorial Day Weekend, May 24th-27th, as well as bringing books to...
by Richard M Roberts
Sun May 12, 2013 3:47 am
Forum: SOUND COMEDY MAIN
Topic: Nitrateville Correction Dept:Thelma Todd's Career
Replies: 0
Views: 12845

Nitrateville Correction Dept:Thelma Todd's Career

Well now, since the powers that be at Nitrateville have now swept my whole banning under the rug and will pretend like it didn’t happen (though, who knows, we’ve archived the whole thread , and maybe we’ll put it up on line over here), we can get on to other more interesting things. Yet the neat thi...
by Richard M Roberts
Sat May 11, 2013 7:46 pm
Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
Topic: Richard M.Roberts Banned from Nitrateville
Replies: 118
Views: 185677

Re: Richard M.Roberts Banned from Nitrateville

Checking in today, lets see how the silliness has continued: To begin with, bravo Richard Warner, you called them on the trash job: “Those who wanted Richard Roberts banned from Nitrateville have had their wish granted, rightly or wrongly. Now we have various Nitrateville members crawling out of the...
by Richard M Roberts
Sat May 11, 2013 2:08 am
Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
Topic: Richard M.Roberts Banned from Nitrateville
Replies: 118
Views: 185677

Re: Richard M.Roberts Banned from Nitrateville

Lets see, who showed up there today. Ahh, AzJazzman, I was waiting for him. This guy has been stalking me on various newsgroups ever since I completely broke off all personal contact with him in 1998, and he’s always claiming to “know Richard better than anyone” and always trying to spread nasty bul...