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- Sat May 26, 2018 12:43 pm
- Forum: SOUND COMEDY MAIN
- Topic: Slapsticon notes: SEE AMERICA THIRST (1930)
- Replies: 1
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Re: Slapsticon notes: SEE AMERICA THIRST (1930)
Spot-on, Richard, and thanks for another excellent analysis. The mention of SEE AMERICA THIRST always conjures up bitter memories for me, and not just because of the film's overall quality, or lack thereof. I owned a 16mm print, and during the time I worked for Rohauer, I let him make a reversal for...
- Wed Apr 25, 2018 1:07 am
- Forum: SOUND COMEDY MAIN
- Topic: That's That! Online from UCLA
- Replies: 1
- Views: 8437
Re: That's That! Online from UCLA
Having been told THAT'S THAT was comprised of takes from THE LAUREL-HARDY MURDER CASE and WAY OUT WEST, I was surprised at how many bits and pieces were included from other L&H films, including BEAU HUNKS, LAUGHING GRAVY, OUR WIFE, COUNTY HOSPITAL, DIRTY WORK, BONNIE SCOTLAND, etc. A frustrating...
- Mon Apr 16, 2018 4:19 pm
- Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
- Topic: THE ROUND-UP starring Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle
- Replies: 16
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Re: THE ROUND-UP starring Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle
I'm very much looking forward to CineMuseum's THE ROUND-UP restoration, congratulations to Paul and everyone involved! It's interesting that Irving Cummings has a featured role in both THE ROUND-UP and Buster Keaton's starring feature debut THE SAPHEAD that same year. As a director Cummings later he...
- Mon Nov 27, 2017 6:27 pm
- Forum: SOUND COMEDY MAIN
- Topic: New Buster Keaton talkie book from Bear Manor in 2015
- Replies: 8
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Re: New Buster Keaton talkie book from Bear Manor in 2015
Sorry for the delay in responding - and sorrier for the delay in this book appearing! But I'm glad to report that the book will finally be out in 2018. In keeping a promise to Eleanor, I've done my best to illustrate the book with photos that have not been plastered all over the internet (or at leas...
- Tue Aug 01, 2017 4:59 am
- Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
- Topic: MACK SENNETT COLLECTION VOLUME ONE on sale at Amazon
- Replies: 4
- Views: 9837
Re: MACK SENNETT COLLECTION VOLUME ONE on sale at Amazon
Thanks, Richard, I shared your message on FaceBook as well. This might be the last good chance to find this collection anywhere. I imagine that when the supply is exhausted and Sennett Volume Two arrives we'll still have people asking, "How can I get Volume One?" (Just like some folks who ...
- Tue Jul 04, 2017 3:21 pm
- Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
- Topic: KING OF THE CIRCUS (Der Zirkuskoenig) Max Linder
- Replies: 3
- Views: 9174
Re: KING OF THE CIRCUS (Der Zirkuskoenig) Max Linder
Now if someone would only post The Little Cafe (1919). Enrique Bouchard used to sell THE LITTLE CAFE in 16mm. A friend of mine bought a print but he told me that the image was so dark that you had to exert yourself just to try and follow the action. Incidentally, the sound remake of THE LITTLE CAFE...
- Mon Jul 03, 2017 6:00 am
- Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
- Topic: KING OF THE CIRCUS (Der Zirkuskoenig) Max Linder
- Replies: 3
- Views: 9174
Re: KING OF THE CIRCUS (Der Zirkuskoenig) Max Linder
Thanks so much, Richard - this is surely a Holy Grail for Max Linder fans, and as his final film it's nothing to be ashamed of. After the fascinating but bizarre AU SECOURS!, it's good to see Max characteristically again as a playboy, escaping from Papa for a night on the town. His breezy style and ...
- Sat Jun 24, 2017 4:51 am
- Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
- Topic: Buster Keaton interviewed in costume for FORUM - 1965
- Replies: 2
- Views: 6747
Re: Buster Keaton interviewed in costume for FORUM - 1965
When it comes to ending an interview, Buster was a real pro - and why not? He'd been dealing with the press since he was a child. Yes, indeed - Buster "directs" the Spanish-speaking interviewer in much the same way that he directed the clowns at the Circus Medrano, or the railroad track w...
- Sat May 27, 2017 1:51 pm
- Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
- Topic: Buster Keaton interviewed in costume for FORUM - 1965
- Replies: 2
- Views: 6747
Buster Keaton interviewed in costume for FORUM - 1965
The interviewer asks questions in Spanish but Buster replies in English -- and thankfully, he's not overdubbed here. Nothing revelatory, but it's always a good day when some fresh "unknown Keaton" footage turns up. Special thanks to my friend Eva Tiozzo for alerting me to this. https://you...
- Tue May 09, 2017 1:34 pm
- Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
- Topic: Latest review of THE HARRY LANGDON SCRAPBOOK
- Replies: 0
- Views: 4076
Latest review of THE HARRY LANGDON SCRAPBOOK
The Harry Langdon Scrapbook captures the feel of vintage comedy Review by Doug Gibson (Plan 9 Crunch blogspot) Harry Langdon Jr., whose father, film comedian Harry Langdon will be dead 73 years this December, recalls as a very young child visiting the set of "Zenobia," (1939) in which his ...