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by Thomas Reeder
Fri May 12, 2017 5:33 pm
Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
Topic: MR. SUICIDE: HENRY "PATHE" LEHRMAN AND THE BIRTH OF SILENT COMEDY
Replies: 8
Views: 15994

Re: MR. SUICIDE: HENRY "PATHE" LEHRMAN AND THE BIRTH OF SILENT COMEDY

Thanks, Rob, and I'm glad you squeezed in under the wire for that discount!
by Thomas Reeder
Fri May 12, 2017 4:39 pm
Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
Topic: MR. SUICIDE: HENRY "PATHE" LEHRMAN AND THE BIRTH OF SILENT COMEDY
Replies: 8
Views: 15994

MR. SUICIDE: HENRY "PATHE" LEHRMAN AND THE BIRTH OF SILENT COMEDY

http://i524.photobucket.com/albums/cc328/PatheLehrman1950/Cover-Small%20Image.jpg Okay, gang, my book MR. SUICIDE: HENRY “PATHÉ” LEHRMAN AND THE BIRTH OF SILENT COMEDY is finally available for purchase. This meticulously researched and unbiased study covers Lehrman’s life, career, and his studios i...
by Thomas Reeder
Sat Apr 29, 2017 2:09 pm
Forum: Research Archive
Topic: Search Issues with Lantern?
Replies: 2
Views: 19330

Re: Search Issues with Lantern?

David Pierce responded over at Nitrateville and says the issue has been dealt with. For the time being, that is.

http://www.nitrateville.com/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=24067
by Thomas Reeder
Fri Apr 28, 2017 2:31 pm
Forum: Research Archive
Topic: Search Issues with Lantern?
Replies: 2
Views: 19330

Search Issues with Lantern?

I've tried to run searches in Lantern on two different computers today, both with and without quotes, and always receive an error message similar to the one below. Is anyone else experiencing this problem? Tom Reeder http://i524.photobucket.com/albums/cc328/PatheLehrman1950/Lantern%20Error%20Message...
by Thomas Reeder
Tue Feb 28, 2017 11:20 am
Forum: THE PASSING PARADE
Topic: Richard Schickel
Replies: 8
Views: 19373

Re: Richard Schickel

When I sit (or lie down mostly these days, I've always preferred couches to theater seats) to view a film, all my hope and expectation for the experience is that I am getting an evening's entertainment. I take the film on it's own terms, if it's a comedy, I hope to laugh, if it's a romantic tearjer...
by Thomas Reeder
Tue Feb 21, 2017 8:15 pm
Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
Topic: Stuntman Harvey Parry
Replies: 2
Views: 5921

Re: Stuntman Harvey Parry

Thanks, Richard. And it's too bad; it could have been a very interesting book.
by Thomas Reeder
Tue Feb 21, 2017 7:38 pm
Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
Topic: Stuntman Harvey Parry
Replies: 2
Views: 5921

Stuntman Harvey Parry

I'm looking at an 07/02/1983 article from TV Guide titled "In 1919, he walked off a four-story building" by Frank Bies about stuntman Harvey Parry. In it he says Ron Yates, a Chicago Tribune editor, was researching Parry's life for a biography. Does anyone know if this ever came to fruitio...
by Thomas Reeder
Thu Dec 15, 2016 8:16 am
Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
Topic: ON TIME ID Needed
Replies: 2
Views: 5937

Re: ON TIME ID Needed

That sounds right to me, Richard; thanks!
by Thomas Reeder
Wed Dec 14, 2016 1:13 pm
Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
Topic: ON TIME ID Needed
Replies: 2
Views: 5937

ON TIME ID Needed

Howdy: Can anyone identify the fellow with the wild hair standing in the doorway beyond Billie Dove and Richard Talmadge? The film is ON TIME (03/01/1924). Other known cast members are Stuart Holmes, George Siegmann, Tom Wilson, Charles Clary, Douglas Gerrard, Fred Kirby, and Frankie Mann. http://i5...
by Thomas Reeder
Fri Oct 21, 2016 2:02 pm
Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
Topic: FIGHTING BLOOD ID Needed
Replies: 2
Views: 5885

Re: FIGHTING BLOOD ID Needed

Thanks, Richard. I haven't seen his name connected with the cast of either of the two FIGHTING BLOOD series, so I wonder if he was just hanging around the set, or cast in some tiny part in one of the episodes.