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An interesting curio from 1942. This independent slapstick one-reeler was produced, written and directed by Charles Dorety. The three leads are so out-of-shape it almost looks like a sound-era Three Fatties short. And it may be one of Sam Lufkin's rare on-screen credits. With all of that, it is actu...

His greatest contribution to film history remains THE MARX BROS. SCRAPBOOK.

This is one of those films where the producers optioned a property simply as a hook to hang a lot of authentic Music Hall performances on. In this case, it was the 50-year-old play THE MAGISTRATE by A.W. Pinero. Young Sidney Drew was cast as the juvenile lead in the play, here played by young John M...

Another rare Clark & McCullough, also courtesy of Geno Cuddy and Joseph Clough by way of the BBC. This one with Eddie Gribbon, Bud Jamison, and Monte Collins. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhJ_o9I1pnU

This rare Clark & McCullough RKO short has just been licensed by the BBC for Joseph Blough and Geno Cuddy's YouTube channels. It's a doozy, with a supporting cast that includes James Finlayson, Walter Brennan, Charlie Hall (a hilarious performance), Constantine Romanoff, and others familiar to c...

I submitted my review to Amazon, but with their policy of picking and choosing what they will allow on their page, I am including it here. Needless to say, I gave it 5 ***** "Charley Chase fans have been in clover for the past few years with Sprocket Vault's three-volume release of Chase's shor...

David will be much missed. Besides the work he did on the D&D label that Richard referenced above, he was an important collaborator on many, many books on film comedy. He had the knack for finding the rarest gems, many in 9.5mm. He was the discoverer of the 107th Laurel & Hardy film, Now I’l...

Not a comedy but certainly a rarity: An early Paramount starring Claudette Colbert and Edward G. Robinson, for both their debut talkie: https://youtu.be/-zVYC7ZBz1U

Michael Caine won The Wrong Box tontine.

Posted on YouTube courtesy of Sabucat: Picture People (1940). Fields gets pretty roughed up in this one. https://youtu.be/QJf7Md912zs