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by Louie Despres
Sun Jul 19, 2015 10:16 am
Forum: SOUND COMEDY MAIN
Topic: Clark & McCullough's "Waltzing Around" (1929)
Replies: 1
Views: 7326

Clark & McCullough's "Waltzing Around" (1929)

Love 'em or hate 'em, the rare 1929 Clark & McCullough 3 reeler, "Waltzing Around", has been appeared! So now this one and "Belle of Samoa" are known to survive, are there any more Fox's which exist? http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v228/robertpollard/robertpollard035/vlcsna...
by Louie Despres
Mon Jul 13, 2015 12:42 am
Forum: SILENT MOVIE MAIN
Topic: some silent film stills
Replies: 5
Views: 13150

Re: some silent film stills

Nothing here although nos. 3 & 5 are from the same film.
by Louie Despres
Wed May 20, 2015 3:21 pm
Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
Topic: El Brendel home movies - "behind the scenes"
Replies: 0
Views: 4299

El Brendel home movies - "behind the scenes"

This film is from one of El Brendel's home movies. Here we have footage from the set of the 1949 film, "The Beautiful Blonde From Bashful Bend In the film we see El, Betty Grable, Olga San Juan, Sterling Holloway, Snub Pollard, Hank Mann, director Preston Sturges (in pith helmet), Rudy Vallee, ...
by Louie Despres
Tue Apr 21, 2015 7:19 pm
Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
Topic: Steve Haynes has passed
Replies: 4
Views: 9310

Re: Steve Haynes has passed

Gentleman in the truest sense of the word. My thoughts go to his family and all those who called the man a friend. He will be missed.
by Louie Despres
Sat Mar 28, 2015 2:17 pm
Forum: Books, DVDs, Broadcasts & Screenings
Topic: Cinefest's Last Hurrah
Replies: 5
Views: 18050

Re: Cinefest's Last Hurrah

I had a tremendous time. Yes, there were many issues with the digital presentations but those were minor compared with the other films being shown and getting a chance to hang out with old friends who I hadn't seen in a long time. For me the best films/presentations of the weekend were the pre-code ...
by Louie Despres
Sun Jan 18, 2015 9:58 am
Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
Topic: THE HOLLYWOOD KID (1924) Reel Two
Replies: 20
Views: 33931

Re: THE HOLLYWOOD KID (1924) Reel Two

LOVE Rohauer stories!
by Louie Despres
Tue Dec 23, 2014 1:00 pm
Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
Topic: Even more Brendel home movies - Christmas 1940
Replies: 0
Views: 3950

Even more Brendel home movies - Christmas 1940

An added treat right before the holiday (if you're of that persuasion), here is another of the El Brendel Christmas home movies. This time we see the Brendel’s celebrating Christmas, 1940! Happy holidays all and best wishes for 2015! http://www.elbrendel.com/2014/12/els-home-movies-christmas-1940.ht...
by Louie Despres
Mon Dec 15, 2014 3:00 pm
Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
Topic: Brendel home movies - Christmas 1939
Replies: 3
Views: 7071

Re: Brendel home movies - Christmas 1939

Thanks David! Did you see this one?:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JL5Q-C2qkk0

This was part of a longer reel which I ran this past year at Cinefest.
by Louie Despres
Mon Dec 15, 2014 12:28 pm
Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
Topic: Brendel home movies - Christmas 1939
Replies: 3
Views: 7071

Brendel home movies - Christmas 1939

Wrote a blog post showing an example of El Brendel's home movies. This reel is from Christmas 1939 and was just shot "off the screen". Hope you like it!

http://www.elbrendel.com/2014/12/els-ho ... 39_15.html
by Louie Despres
Sun Nov 02, 2014 11:08 pm
Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
Topic: Nitrateville Silly Remark:Peter Ackroyd's Chaplin Biography
Replies: 8
Views: 14990

Re: Nitrateville Silly Remark:Peter Ackroyd's Chaplin Biogra

It's incredible. Washed up by 1940? Not Buster!