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- Fri Jul 12, 2013 7:13 pm
- Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
- Topic: Chaplin impersonators
- Replies: 11
- Views: 22023
Chaplin impersonators
Out of nowhere this morning, I 'discovered' two new (at least to me) Chaplin impersonators, both Australian. I couldn't find out very much, other than a few titles: Ern Vockler starred in MA HOGAN'S (or Hoggans') NEW BOARDER (1915),directed by Raymond Longford (fairly famous ) and CHARLIE AT THE SYD...
- Fri Jul 05, 2013 9:18 pm
- Forum: SOUND COMEDY MAIN
- Topic: Harry Sweet
- Replies: 0
- Views: 4726
Harry Sweet
here are a couple of Harry Sweet shorts from the early 1930's. He stars in JUST A PAIN IN THE PARLOR
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SexD7RW4es
and directs HIGH HATS AND LOW BROWS
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqwhbbdHS8k
both have great supporting casts.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SexD7RW4es
and directs HIGH HATS AND LOW BROWS
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqwhbbdHS8k
both have great supporting casts.
- Thu Jul 04, 2013 6:30 pm
- Forum: SOUND COMEDY MAIN
- Topic: Errol Flynn does the "Mirror Routine"
- Replies: 35
- Views: 66433
Re: Errol Flynn does the "Mirror Routine"
I'm sure there's a very good reason why you know that.....
- Mon Jun 24, 2013 9:50 pm
- Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
- Topic: Jimmy Aubrey-THE MECHANIC
- Replies: 5
- Views: 11480
Jimmy Aubrey-THE MECHANIC
here's THE MECHANIC from 1924 with Jimmy Aubrey and Lew Meehan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPNrLaiy_7U
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPNrLaiy_7U
- Sun Jun 23, 2013 11:50 pm
- Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
- Topic: Bud Duncan
- Replies: 0
- Views: 3628
Bud Duncan
here's TUNING UP, an Aladdin "Comedy" with Bud Duncan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRvPmQUy ... A&index=42
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRvPmQUy ... A&index=42
- Wed Jun 19, 2013 10:07 pm
- Forum: SOUND COMEDY MAIN
- Topic: Errol Flynn does the "Mirror Routine"
- Replies: 35
- Views: 66433
Re: Errol Flynn does the "Mirror Routine"
I just watched the mirror routine in KRI-KRI DOMESTICO (1913)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSEalGPSqzc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSEalGPSqzc
- Mon May 20, 2013 12:10 am
- Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
- Topic: Clowns
- Replies: 17
- Views: 34296
Re: Clowns
Rob, I didn't mean to suggest any time frame in particular, nor to attach any success/failure label to anyone mentioned. They were the folks I thought of at the time, and my favorite period of film is 1909-1921. It was more of a 'what do you know about that?' kind of thing. I had assumed that for th...
- Fri May 17, 2013 12:03 am
- Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
- Topic: Clowns
- Replies: 17
- Views: 34296
Clowns
A week or so back I posted, on N-Ville, a German musical from 1943 that starred Charlie Rivel, legendary Spanish clown. His performance is almost entirely non-verbal, so in essence, he's a silent clown ( in a sound film). Not in the Walter Kerr sense, but an actual clown. I've talked with some of th...
- Thu May 16, 2013 11:19 pm
- Forum: SILENT MOVIE MAIN
- Topic: A Pair of Bertini WW1 Spy films
- Replies: 0
- Views: 5524
A Pair of Bertini WW1 Spy films
L'Amazzone Mascherata (1914) a nice spy drama http://www.europeanfilmgateway.eu/node/33/detail/L+Amazzone+mascherata/video:NGIyYWY5MWYtZGViNC00NmUzLTgwYmYtM2YxMTUxYTVkNDVkX1VtVndiM05wZEc5eWVWTmxjblpwWTJWU1pYTnZkWEpqWlhNdlVtVndiM05wZEc5eWVWTmxjblpwWTJWU1pYTnZkWEpqWlZSNWNHVT06OmF2Q3JlYXRpb24uRmlvbW90a...
- Thu May 16, 2013 12:09 am
- Forum: SILENT MOVIE MAIN
- Topic: THE LAST VOLUNTEER (1914)
- Replies: 0
- Views: 6177
THE LAST VOLUNTEER (1914)
Watch THE LAST VOLUNTEER (Pathe/Eclectic 1914) directed by Oscar Apfel with Irving Cummings, Eleanor Woodruff and the lovely and talented Paul Panzer. http://www.europeanfilmgateway.eu/node/33/detail/Last+Volunteer+The/video:NTljNDA0MGUtZjA4Yy00NTRlLWEyMzctOWNlNzAwMzZkYTA5X1VtVndiM05wZEc5eWVWTmxjblp...