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December 1970 - Raymond Rohauer is the guest on a San Francisco radio talk show to discuss his upcoming Buster Keaton Festival. The highlight is his recollection of saving Buster's first independent feature, THREE AGES, from nitrate decomposition. Rohauer, notorious prevaricator that he was, told di...

As you noted Richard, a great cast indeed, with Jerry Mandy's over-the-top hypnotist a standout. Also it's a surprise and a treat for me when somebody turns up who didn't spend much time in two-reel comedies - Ralph Ince here, or Fred Kohler in HORSES COLLARS, or Gibson Gowland in CLEANING UP. I wis...

A fun Mack Sennett remake of Harry Langdon's HIS MARRIAGE WOW (1925), with Marjorie Beebe subbing for Harry and Vernon Dent repeating his memorable role as the lunatic Doctor of Pessimism. Both comedians are at the top of their game, with Marjorie borrowing a couple of Langdon trademarks plus a brie...

Hi Thomas, The AMPAS library has several files listed for Holbrook N. Todd but for whatever reason the search engine keeps crashing when I try to open a file. AMPAS claims the system is down but I've been trying every day since you posted your message. Might be some new Firewall put up by the Europe...

I'm making a disclaimer here. A couple of people contacted me offsite asking about the additional items on Eureka!'s THREE AGES Blu-ray. I do not know what has been finalized regarding extras, except that the above were under consideration in the Fall of 2022. The one certainty is that they are not ...

Uli Ruedel wrote:IMHO those two versions wouldn't be mutually exclusive at all...

Uli

Thanks, Uli. Regarding several of Cohen Media's earlier Keaton restorations, I wish someone else had been calling the shots -- yourself, for one!

I was told that Eureka! is planning to finally release THREE AGES on Blu-Ray later this year and was looking into including Buster's appearance here on The Faye Emerson Show, as well as several other early TV programs (his two appearances with Ed Wynn, the live episode of The Buster Keaton Show, pos...

Many thanks for this link, Uli! The site also includes Buster's famous fall with the Duncan Sisters (1930):


I've also seen an outtake of this where Buster appeared to get hurt...or did they use that take here?

cbc.jpeg Here's Buster's last-ever recorded television appearance, October 10, 1965, on FLASHBACK, a nighttime quiz show broadcast on the CBC. Keaton was in Toronto shooting his final film THE SCRIBE during the daytime. Thankfully the panel asks him intelligent questions and Buster, to the end, rem...

"There was one last honor. In 2020, an iridescent Australian soldier fly was named Opaluma ednae. Turned out Dame Edna’s hair had a 'striking resemblance' to the hues of the fly."

I like that. A great talent, and much beloved.