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This woman has been identified as Irene Bordoni but I think its Mabel Normand.

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Here are some frame grabs from Educational's HIGH AND DRY (1921). I think Ted is in this. The man in the middle with straw hat being filmed: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v162/Tommie61/HIGH%20AND%20DRY%2001.jpg Now he's put on the assistant director's cap: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v162/...

I wonder if the two-reel version of this film was better.

Thanks, Richard. One neat manifestation of being a silent comedy fan in the age of VHS was becoming hot jazz fans from the soundtracks of tapes from Grapevine and Videobrary. I would be most grateful if some of you fellows could take a crack at some others: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSqo_wmpw...

I think the Jimmie Adams film is DR. QUACK (1927). That's the only Adams Christie Paramount film I have nothing on and the costuming matches no images of Adams Christie Paramounts wearing that get-up on the stuff I have access to. Adams does not wear a topper in GOOFY GHOSTS.

The still on the upper right is Lige Conley, George Gray, and Harry Thaw from BATTLING KANGAROOS (1926) The one on the lower left is Larainne Eddy, Jimmie Adams,and Billy Engle from some Christie Paramount short Circa 1927-1928.

This is a very sad question: Why isn't silent or early talkie comedy more popular than ever? Why doesn't a silent comedy media item sell millions? Mozart still sells millions of units every year, Shakespeare still sells out theaters. Perhaps today's folks have way too many entertainment options. May...

This film is actually THE MIDNIGHT CABARET (1923).

What has really hurt BD among the old time comedy fans is that the latest BDs of Chaplin and Keaton had a washed-out and a little out of focus look. The older DVDs, while not as resolute as BDs, looked better. IMHO the home medium to watch silent comedy with the best resolution is a 16mm original re...

Here's Dorothy in 1925 via Shorpy, a great place to waste time.