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Louie Despres wrote:I'll add that I hope these will be able to be seen again by willing audiences and I have been in discussion with the person about screening them.

Perhaps the words "El Brendel Rarities" may indeed actually go together at a future Slapsticon.


RICHARD M ROBERTS

Louie Despres wrote:Read all about it here:

http://www.elbrendel.com/2012/03/lost-e ... rface.html

Hey Louie, this is truly fascinating news. How about a little more background story on how they came into your hands?

RICHARD M ROBERTS

So, after reading that, in my head I'm hearing Bud Flanagan singing "Who do you think you're kidding Mr. Hoover !".


RICHARD M ROBERTS

I was browsing 'Who was who on Screen' and noticed Stan Laurel's brother (Ted Jefferson) supposedly made films. Harry Keaton made films (was he actually Buster's brother? I don't recall). Anyone know if they were any good? Leading roles or support? Was Wheeler Dryden anything but support? It seems ...

The 1933 version of State Fair will be on TCM this Weds. at 8:00pm EST. Unless you were one of the very few who caught it on the Fox Movie Channel, this has been very difficult to see outside of the 'Cons and 'Fests. It's nice to see some of the Fox classics ported over to TCM. Still the best versi...

Everything that happened after early 1933 was creditor (Chase Bank and Western Electric / ERPI) driven. The studios were taken over by ERPI, which also had taken over Paramount's Astoria operation. ERPI now had important rental facilities on both coasts. Production was consolidated first at Metropo...

Agreed that the Gillstrom Langdons were independent productions. Nevertheless, Educational did, at one time, own the Principal lot; probably beginning around 1925. The photo at far left at this site shows their logo on one of its buildings: http://wikimapia.org/6545152/Movie-Studio-Historical-Site....

According to Film Daily, 12/24/34, Leigh Jason directed LOVE, HONOR AND OBEY (THE LAW!) I recognize Fred Toones and Robert Graves in this film, but I'm curious about the other cast. One of the bridesmaids looks rather like Mabel Langdon to me. The actress playing the bride looks familiar, does anyo...

Educational had its own lot when Langdon started working there in '32 - it was the former Principal Pictures Studio at 7250 Santa Monica Blvd. It became Western Service Studios in late '33. Up to that point, Arvid Gillstrom had continued to utilize the lot even after he'd switched distribution to P...

Early ads show both Metropolitan and General were Educational's West Coast shooting locations. My impression is they owned both. LAW was shot there for Goodyear. If Educational had owned General Service Studios, they wouldn't have gone out of business, it has always been one of the busiest independ...