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- Tue Sep 01, 2009 12:19 am
- Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
- Topic: Johnny Salvo
- Replies: 11
- Views: 22353
Re: Johnny Salvo
According to contemporary papers a feature was partly shot at the Roach studios in the fall of 1935 starring Savo, announced title, THREE ON A BENCH. Don't know if this became the Haley film. Circa 1945 Jimmy Savo helped make a hit out of “One Meat Ball”, in a strange dawdling rendition that complet...
- Tue Sep 01, 2009 12:04 am
- Forum: SOUND COMEDY MAIN
- Topic: So........would anybody be interested.....
- Replies: 13
- Views: 29341
Re: So........would anybody be interested.....
Personally, I’m still ambivalent about much of Brendel’s comedy but I’m a big fan of elbrendel.com, I’ve enjoyed all the stills and info you’ve unearthed and shared, Louie. His was a fascinating five-decade career with plenty of relevance for all those interested in entertainment history, and I for ...
- Tue Aug 25, 2009 12:24 am
- Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
- Topic: Ed Wynn introduces "Silent Television"
- Replies: 13
- Views: 22621
Re: Ed Wynn introduces "Silent Television"
Whatta coincidence--just uploaded on YouTube about a week ago by the CBC.
And Buster's interview with Fletcher Markle on CBC's TELESCOPE can be seen here:
http://archives.cbc.ca/arts_entertainme ... ips/14950/
Ian Elliot
And Buster's interview with Fletcher Markle on CBC's TELESCOPE can be seen here:
http://archives.cbc.ca/arts_entertainme ... ips/14950/
Ian Elliot
- Sun Aug 16, 2009 9:55 pm
- Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
- Topic: "Boom in the Moon" soundtrack
- Replies: 11
- Views: 277783
Re: "Boom in the Moon" soundtrack
Chris, just from a bit of googling around it appears that Georges Tzipine conducted and received composer credit for much of the inventory of two music libraries, that of Gaumont Newsreel in France (for which he was Music Director) and for the American-based MUTEL (Music For Television) Music Servic...
- Sun Aug 16, 2009 9:29 pm
- Forum: Research Archive
- Topic: Langdon interviews
- Replies: 3
- Views: 10321
Re: Langdon interviews
This doesn't clarify or prove much of anything, but there's an item in a Hollywood column by Wood Soanes, September 1941, "Arthur Martinelli, who made the first test of Harry Langdon more than 20 years ago is in charge of the cameras at Monogram, where Langdon is making 'Double Trouble'....&quo...
- Sun Aug 16, 2009 8:47 pm
- Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
- Topic: Buster sells "Rilly Shave"
- Replies: 7
- Views: 13019
Re: Buster sells "Rilly Shave"
Chris, I think that by "Rilly Shave" Mrs. Keaton must have meant Philishave, the electric razor from the Philips company, sold as the Norelco razor in the U.S. (so says Wikipedia). I suspect this is the mysterious item Jack Dragga lists in his Keaton filmography, a 1962 "Canadian Elec...